Snuff bottle with baman jinbao (Eight Barbarians Bearing Tribute)
Date1736-1795
Maker
Chinese
Label TextEuropeans brought snuff—ground tobacco mixed with aromatics—to China. Here, the Europeans appear as exotic motifs, substituting for the foreigners from faraway lands who were usually depicted offering tributes to the Chinese emperor in the popular theme of baman jinbao (Eight Barbarians Bearing Tribute).
Object number33.908
Photo Credittwo views
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Chronicles of a Global East, Oct. 20, 2022 - Oct. 22, 2023.Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions3 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. (8 x 4.1 cm)
Overall h.: 3 5/16 in.
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue
Chinese
1796-1820
Object number: 33.886
Chinese
1796-1820
Object number: 96.39.2
Chinese
early - mid 19th century
Object number: 33.1193
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