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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Snuff bottle with landscape and story of Dongfang Shuo stealing peaches
Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Snuff bottle with landscape and story of Dongfang Shuo stealing peaches

Date1723-1735
Label TextThe emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong invested deeply in the habit and accessories of snuff taking. European missionaries brought snuff—ground tobacco mixed with aromatics like camphor and jasmine—as tributes. Snuff bottles were miniature virtuoso sculptures. This one was likely a birthday gift to wish one’s parents a long life.
Object number33.1101
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Chinese Ceramics and Snuff Bottles from the Ming and Xing Dynasties, January 14, 2006 - April 2, 2006 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions2 1/2 x 13/16 x 13/16 in. (6.4 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm)
MediumPorcelain with polychrome overglaze enamel
Snuff bottle: Landscape with Birds and Flowers
Chinese
1735 - 96
Object number: 33.919
Vase:  Peaches
Chinese
late 19th-20th century
Object number: SC77.84
Chinese
1736-1795
Object number: 50.117
Snuff bottle: Women and children
Chinese
1796-1820
Object number: 33.1156
Snuff bottle
Chinese
1821-1850
Object number: 98.49.99
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Chinese
18th century
Object number: 33.1134
Snuff bottle:  Standing Man
Chinese
early 20th century
Object number: 33.1159
Snuff bottle:  Bats, Vine and Shou Character
Chinese
1796-1820
Object number: 33.1160