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Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu) with Lotus Scrollslate Qing dynasty, about 1800-1911

Not on view
Small cloisonné flask with flattened body, white enamel ground covered in multicolored scrolling vines and a central lotus motif, with animal-mask ring handles and a jeweled stopper

Unknown, Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu) with Lotus Scrolls, late Qing dynasty, about 1800-1911, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Albert G. Wassenich, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu) with Lotus Scrolls
Culture
Chinese
Place Made
China
Date Made
late Qing dynasty, about 1800-1911
Period
Late Qing dynasty
Medium
Cloisonné enamel on metal core, with glass and hardstone mounted metal stopper
Dimensions
Overall: 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (8.26 x 5.72 x 2.86 cm); .a) Cover: 1 1/2 x 5/8 in. (3.81 x 1.59 cm); .b) Bottle: 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (7 x 5.72 x 2.86 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Albert G. Wassenich
Accession Number
35.9.49a-b
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art