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Inside-painted snuff bottle with cricket, dragonflies, and butterfly

Photo: Paul Macapia

Inside-painted snuff bottle with cricket, dragonflies, and butterfly

1887

Zhou Leyuan

Chinese, 19th century

Rock crystal and paint, coral-colored glass stopper
1 7/8 x 5/8 in. (4.76 x 1.59 cm)
Gift to the Seattle Art Museum for the people of Seattle by Stephen and Britt Thal in honor of Sidney and Berta Thal
96.39.33
Photo: Paul Macapia
location
Now on view at the Asian Art Museum

Resources

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. 75

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