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Snuff Bottle
Snuff Bottle

Snuff Bottle

Date1780-1850
Object number96.39.5
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Chinese Ceramics and Snuff Bottles from the Ming and Xing Dynasties", January 14, 2006 - April 2, 2006Published ReferencesChen, Jennifer, "Bottles of Delight: The Thal Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles", Seattle Art Museum, 1998, pg. 51
Credit LineGift to the Seattle Art Museum for the people of Seattle by Stephen and Britt Thal in honor of Sidney and Berta Thal
Dimensions1 5/8 in. (4.13 cm) Overall h.: 3 in. .a W.: 2 1/16 in.
MediumJasper quartz
Plough-shaped stone
Japanese
4th century
Object number: 62.46
Snuff bottle: Archaic dragon design
Chinese
18th - 19th century
Object number: 33.1098
Snuff bottle: Archaic Double Dragons
Chinese
1736-1795
Object number: 33.1117
Snuff bottle:  Scenes from Life of Liu Hsui-t s'ai
Chinese
1862-1922
Object number: 33.1149
Chinese
late 18th-early 19th century
Object number: 33.1225
Chinese
1796-1820
Object number: 33.888
Snuff bottle with imperial hunting scene
Chinese
1735-1796
Object number: 33.918
2 views
Chinese
18th century
Object number: 33.929
Snuff bottle, disc design
Chinese
19th century?
Object number: 33.933