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Photo: Paul Macapia
Snuff Bottle
Photo: Paul Macapia

Snuff Bottle

Date1895
Maker Yeh Chung-San Chinese, 1868-1945
Object number96.39.29
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
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. 93
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 x 3/4 in. (4.13 x 1.91 cm) Overall h.: 2 7/8 in. .a H.: 2 1/2 in. .b H.: 7/8 in. .b Diam.: 5/8 in.
MediumGlass and paint
Photo: Paul Macapia
Yeh Chung-San
1923
Object number: 96.39.32
two views
Yeh Chung-San
late 19th century
Object number: 33.1001
Snuff Bottle: Warrior on Donkey; Landscape with Figure
Yeh Chung-San
1899
Object number: 33.1104
Photo: Paul Macapia
Ma Shaoxuan
1903
Object number: 96.39.28
Photo: Paul Macapia
Yan Yutian
ca. 1895
Object number: 96.39.34
Snuff bottle:  story of Wang Szu-t'u: poem
Meng Tzu-Shou
1909
Object number: 33.1234
Photo: Paul Macapia
Ye Studio
1927
Object number: 96.39.30