Inside-painted snuff bottle with cricket, dragonflies, and butterfly
Date1887
Maker
Zhou Leyuan
Chinese, 19th century
Object number96.39.33
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Chinese Ceramics and Snuff Bottles from the Ming and Xing Dynasties, Jan. 14 - Apr. 2, 2006.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.Published ReferencesChen, Jennifer, "Bottles of Delight: The Thal Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles", Seattle Art Museum, 1998, pg. 75Credit LineGift to the Seattle Art Museum for the people of Seattle by Stephen and Britt Thal in honor of Sidney and Berta Thal
Dimensions1 7/8 x 5/8 in. (4.76 x 1.59 cm)
MediumRock crystal and paint, coral-colored glass stopper
Ye Studio
1917
Object number: 96.39.31
Ding Erzhong
1895
Object number: 96.39.36
Nepalese
late 19th to early 20th century
Object number: 33.704
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