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Snuff Bottle with Eight Foreign Figures Bearing Tribute

A work made of porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels.
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  • A work made of porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels.

Date:

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Xianfeng reign mark and period (1851–1861)

Artist:

China

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Snuff Bottle with Eight Foreign Figures Bearing Tribute

Place

China (Artist's nationality:)

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1851–1861

Medium

Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels

Dimensions

8.2 × 3.4 cm (3 1/4 × 1 5/16 in.); Diam.: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Shaw, Jr. Collection

Reference Number

1961.1293

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