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Source Description
This enamel on metal snuff bottle was very attractively painted and then fired illustrating figures in a garden-like landscape. The neck has a traditional key motif border and an original metal stopper. On the underside is a black Qianlong [Ch'ien-lung] mark underglaze. This is a probably the work of Cantonese crafstmen in the late 18th or early 19th century and constitutes a pair with Walters 44.704 despite having unique illustrations.
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Document identity
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34690
label
Snuff Bottle with Figures in Landscape
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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34690
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Snuff Bottle with Figures in Landscape
description
This enamel on metal snuff bottle was very attractively painted and then fired illustrating figures in a garden-like landscape. The neck has a traditional key motif border and an original metal stopper. On the underside is a black Qianlong [Ch'ien-lung] mark underglaze. This is a probably the work of Cantonese crafstmen in the late 18th or early 19th century and constitutes a pair with Walters 44.704 despite having unique illustrations.
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
18th-19th century (Ch'ing)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
snuff bottles
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.7
height
4.2
dimensionsRaw
2 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (5.7 x 4.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
inscriptions
[Reign Mark] Four-character mark of Qianlong [Ch'ien-lung] (1736-1795) in black enamel
dynasty
Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
RelatedObjects
13347
med
enamels on copper
creator_ids
6238
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CHN
exhibition_ids
76
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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