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Source Description
This white nephrite jade snuff bottle is of flattened vase form. Its carvings subtly illustrate a bird on a rock, and on the opposite side, a deer under a pine branch. The piece is very well hollowed and has a green glass stopper with a black collar and a teakwood base.
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Document identity
localId
13890
label
Snuff Bottle with Bird on a Rock and a Deer under a Pine
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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6
Source metadata
id
13890
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Snuff Bottle with Bird on a Rock and a Deer under a Pine
description
This white nephrite jade snuff bottle is of flattened vase form. Its carvings subtly illustrate a bird on a rock, and on the opposite side, a deer under a pine branch. The piece is very well hollowed and has a green glass stopper with a black collar and a teakwood base.
provenance
Mrs. Marvin E. Gantz, Sr., Denver, Colorado [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Shirley E. Gantz, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1999, by gift.
date
late 18th-19th century (Ch'ing)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
snuff bottles
stoppers
imageCount
6
pageCount
6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.8
height
3.6
depth
1.7
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 2 11/16 × W: 1 7/16 × D: 11/16 in. (6.8 × 3.6 × 1.7 cm); Bottle H: 2 5/16 × W: 1 7/16 × D: 11/16 in. (5.8 × 3.6 × 1.7 cm); Stopper H: 2 7/16 × Diam: 5/8 in. (6.2 × 1.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
dynasty
Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
RelatedObjects
99934
med
nephrite
creator_ids
6238
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
3564
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