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Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu) with Maidens in a Landscapelate Qing dynasty, about 1800-1911

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Small ceramic snuff bottle with a domed red carved lid, mottled reddish-brown and gold body, and applied polychrome relief decoration of two robed figures under a stylized tree
Ceramic snuff bottle with a rounded rectangular form, dark reddish-brown ground with gold splashes, decorated with polychrome relief figures in traditional robes beneath stylized pine branches with green circular motifs. A carved red stopper with a small pearl finial sits atop a beaded collar.

Unknown, Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu) with Maidens in a Landscape, 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 Maidens in a Landscape
Place Made
China
Date Made
late Qing dynasty, about 1800-1911
Medium
Red and brown lacquer on a metal core decorated with gilt, mother-of-pearl, soapstone, malachite, and pearl overlay, with matching lacquered stopper
Dimensions
Overall: 3 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. (9.84 x 6.03 x 3.49 cm); .a) Cover: 1 x 3/4 in. (2.54 x 1.91 cm); .b) Bottle: 3 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. (8.26 x 6.03 x 3.49 cm)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection
Accession Number
M.45.3.316a-b
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art