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Photo: Paul Macapia
Inside-painted snuff bottle with blossoming lotus
Photo: Paul Macapia

Inside-painted snuff bottle with blossoming lotus

Date1914
Maker Ma Shaoxian Chinese, active ca. 1899 - 1939
Object number96.39.38
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. 91
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 3/8 x 11/16 in. (3.49 x 1.75 cm) Overall h.: 2 1/2 in. .a H.: 2 1/8 in. .b H.: 9/16 in. .b D.: 5/8 in.
MediumRock crystal and paint, jade stopper
two views
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1898?
Object number: 33.937
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1903
Object number: 96.39.28
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1930
Object number: 96.39.40
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ca. 1895
Object number: 96.39.34
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1904
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1927
Object number: 96.39.30
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1923
Object number: 96.39.32
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1892
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Photo: Paul Macapia
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ca. 1885
Object number: 96.39.37