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Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu) with Boys PlayingLate Qing dynasty, about 1800-1911

Not on view
Blue-and-white porcelain snuff bottle with meiping profile, decorated with cobalt blue figures of children at play, topped with a green disk and coral-red bead stopper

Unknown, Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu) with Boys Playing, Late Qing dynasty, about 1800-1911, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu) with Boys Playing
Culture
Chinese
Place Made
China
Date Made
Late Qing dynasty, about 1800-1911
Period
Late Qing dynasty
Medium
Porcelain with blue painted decoration under clear glaze
Dimensions
Height: 3 in. (7.6 cm); Width: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection
Accession Number
M.45.3.246a-b
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art