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Snuff Bottle:  Shou character and fantastic animals
Snuff Bottle: Shou character and fantastic animals

Snuff Bottle: Shou character and fantastic animals

Date18th - early 19th century
Object number33.116
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Chinese Ceramics and Snuff Bottles from the Ming and Xing Dynasties, January 14, 2006 - April 2, 2006Published ReferencesHandbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 81 (b&w)
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions2 1/8 x 1 3/16 x 13/16 in. (5.4 x 3.02 x 2.07 cm)
MediumEnamel and metal with cloisonne
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Chinese
early 19th century
Object number: 33.1016
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Chinese
1821-1850
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Snuff bottle:  Bats, Vine and Shou Character
Chinese
1796-1820
Object number: 33.1160
Snuff bottle, design of zodiacal animals
Chinese
1796-1820
Object number: 33.890
Snuff bottle:  Two Medallions with "Shou" Character
Chinese
18th - 19th century
Object number: 33.1186