Snuff bottle with imperial hunting scene
Date1735-1796
Maker
Chinese
Label TextLarge and robust, this bottle may have been designed to be visible from afar during a royal hunt. The hunt was a metaphor for military prowess and a validation of the emperor’s authority to rule. Retainers with diverse ancestries and origins were brought together at this public forum as allies and mutual protectors of the territory.
Object number33.918
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions3 1/2 x 7/8 x 2 11/16 in. (8.9 x 2.3 x 6.8 cm)
Overall h.: 3 15/16 in.
MediumWood with gilt metal, jade, malachite, agate, coral, pearl, rose quartz, and lacquer
Nepalese
late 19th to early 20th century
Object number: 33.704
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