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Snuff Bottle with Figures in Exterior and Interior Setings

A work made of glass with inside-painted decoration.

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  • A work made of glass with inside-painted decoration.

Date:

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1916

Artist:

Ma Shaoxuan (Chinese, 1867-1939)
China

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Ma Shaoxuan

Title

Snuff Bottle with Figures in Exterior and Interior Setings

Place

China (Artist's nationality)

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1916

Medium

Glass with inside-painted decoration

Dimensions

6.6 × 4.4 × 2.9 cm (2 5/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1925.1188

Extended information about this artwork

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