Snuff Bottle
Artist
School of Yangzhou
(Chinese)
DateQing dynasty (1644-1911)
MediumFive-color glass overlay
DimensionsOverall: 2 11/16 inches (6.82 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Reuland
Object number81-54/32
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DescriptionOf flattened pear shape, the translucent, clear metal overlaid and carved in low relief, on the front with a blue cat next to green-stemmed yellow and brown flowers growing from brown rockwork, beneath red and yellow butterflies and a red lotus, the reverse with a yellow branch springing from a blue archaic vase beside red and brown flowers on a green stem, the sides with brown mask-and-ring handles.
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Stanton Macdonald-Wright
1966-1967
2016.14.1
