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Source 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).
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Document identity
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3646
label
Snuff Bottle with Four Ladies
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object
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Source metadata
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3646
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object
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normalized
title
Snuff Bottle with Four Ladies
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
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 2nd quarter 19th century (Ch'ing)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
snuff bottles
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Mark] Two-character mark in underglaze blue: wan yü (trinket jade)
dynasty
Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
med
porcelain with underglaze blue
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6238
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CHN
exhibition_ids
76
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1
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0
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photo
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