Bottle: snuff

Accession Number
1957.2.21
Catalogue Number
C1972.106
Brief Description
One ceramic snuff bottle glazed in various hues. In the form of a bare-chested robed figure with its left hand on its breast and its right hand grasping the handle of a paddle-shaped instrument slung over its shoulder. Metal stopper moulded in the shape of a crown.
Production Place
China/Eastern Asia/Asia
Collecting Unit
Decorative Arts/Asia
Collection
Rewi Alley
Related Links
China, Art and Cultural Diplomacy website record for this item

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