Snuff bottle
Date1736-95
Maker
Chinese
, Jingdezhen
Label TextThe raised roundels on both sides of this Chinese snuff bottle may derive from European enameled watches presented as gifts by Jesuit missionaries. The Qianlong emperor had a taste for European subjects and design. Judging by the subject and skillful paintings, it is very likely that, though the bottle was made at Jingdezhen, the paintings were added at the imperial enameling workshop in the palace.
Object number98.49.324
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 249Credit LineGift of Eugene Y.C. Sung
Dimensions2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm), height
1 15/16 in. (4.92 cm), width
3/4 in. (1.91 cm), diameter
H., w/o cap: 2 3/16 in.
MediumHard paste porcelain
Chinese
mid-late 19th century
Object number: 33.1485
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