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Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu) with Lotus and Mandarin Ducksmiddle to late Qing dynasty, about 1700-1911

Not on view
Small glass snuff bottle with layered overlay carving; canary yellow ground with green lotus leaves and reddish-brown lotus blossoms in relief; green leaf-form stopper
Overlay glass snuff bottle with yellow ground, carved green leaf and vine decoration, and raised reddish-brown flower motifs; green stopper carved in leaf form.

Unknown, Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu) with Lotus and Mandarin Ducks, middle to late Qing dynasty, about 1700-1911, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Hyatt Robert von Dehn, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu) with Lotus and Mandarin Ducks
Place Made
China
Date Made
middle to late Qing dynasty, about 1700-1911
Medium
Two-color overlay glass with carved decoration, with glass stopper
Dimensions
Overall: 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. (6.67 x 3.49 x 2.86 cm); .a) Cover: 2 1/4 x 1/2 in. (5.72 x 1.27 cm); .b) Bottle: 2 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. (5.08 x 3.49 x 2.86 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Hyatt Robert von Dehn
Accession Number
M.69.91.5a-b
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography

  • Blondet, José Luis. Six Scripts for Not I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE-2020 CE). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020.