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Snuff bottles with designs painted in blue were produced in great quantities throughout most of the 19th century. Many of the designs - some traditional, some innovative - appear on snuff bottles but not on larger wares such as bowls or vases. On the underside of these bottles, the painters frequently added the reign marks of the great 18th-century emperors, Yongzheng [Yung-cheng] (1723-1735) or Qianlong [Ch'ien-lung] (1736-1795).

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3967
label
Snuff Bottle with Buddhist Saints, One Carried Aloft by a Phoenix
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3967
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object
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normalized
title
Snuff Bottle with Buddhist Saints, One Carried Aloft by a Phoenix
description
Snuff bottles with designs painted in blue were produced in great quantities throughout most of the 19th century. Many of the designs - some traditional, some innovative - appear on snuff bottles but not on larger wares such as bowls or vases. On the underside of these bottles, the painters frequently added the reign marks of the great 18th-century emperors, Yongzheng [Yung-cheng] (1723-1735) or Qianlong [Ch'ien-lung] (1736-1795).
provenance
Bill Fisher [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Dr. and Mrs. Edward J. Hoffman, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1983, by gift.
date
19th century
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CC0
language
en
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snuff bottles
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm)
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Chinese
dynasty
Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
med
porcelain with underglaze blue
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6238
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CHN
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76
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1
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0
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photo
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