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Snuff bottle with painted landscape scene

Chinese

Artwork Details

Snuff bottle with painted landscape scene
circa 1800-1880
Chinese
porcelain with blue underglaze painting, jadeite stopper
2 15/16 in x 1 3/8 in x 1 3/8 in (7.5 cm x 3.5 cm x 3.5 cm);2 15/16 in x 1 3/8 in x 1 3/8 in (7.5 cm x 3.5 cm x 3.5 cm);1 in x 1 7/8 in x 1 15/16 in (2.5 cm x 4.8 cm x 4.9 cm)
Gift of Mr. Robert W. Coggan
1980/2.119

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Physical Description:

A porcelain snuff bottle with blue underglaze. Painted on the bottle is a landscape scene of houses with people inside, trees, a body of water, and a man standing on the shore. On the top is a green jadeite snuff bottle.

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