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Snuff Bottle with the Immortal Magu Carrying a Basket of Flowers

A work made of ivory with painted decoration in reserve.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of ivory with painted decoration in reserve.

Date:

c. 1880

Artist:

Japan

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Snuff Bottle with the Immortal Magu Carrying a Basket of Flowers

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

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1860–1890

Medium

Ivory with painted decoration in reserve

Dimensions

9.7 × 5 × 2.8 cm (3 13/16 × 2 × 1 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1925.1130

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