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Source Description
This bottle has been adapted for snuff with a very wide neck plus a matching stopper with a large cork and shovel-shaped ivory spoon. The vase itself is of iron-red decoration on a white ground and illustrates a pair of dragons seeking the flaming pearl. It is nicely exceuted. In this case, the pearl is in the stopper, original to the bottle.
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Document identity
localId
14298
label
Snuff Bottle with Pair of Dragons
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
10
Source metadata
id
14298
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Snuff Bottle with Pair of Dragons
description
This bottle has been adapted for snuff with a very wide neck plus a matching stopper with a large cork and shovel-shaped ivory spoon. The vase itself is of iron-red decoration on a white ground and illustrates a pair of dragons seeking the flaming pearl. It is nicely exceuted. In this case, the pearl is in the stopper, original to the bottle.
provenance
Mrs. Marvin E. Gantz, Sr., Denver, Colorado [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Shirley E. Gantz, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1999, by gift.
date
19th century (Ch'ing)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
snuff bottles
stoppers
imageCount
20
pageCount
10
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.3
height
3.5
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 2 7/8 × Diam: 1 3/8 in. (7.3 × 3.5 cm); Bottle H: 2 11/16 × Diam: 1 3/8 in. (6.9 × 3.5 cm); Stopper H: 2 3/8 × Diam: 13/16 in. (6.1 × 2.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
dynasty
Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
med
ceramic, cork, ivory
creator_ids
6238
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
3564
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