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Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu) with Dragon Chasing Pearl in CloudsLate Qing dynasty, about 1800-1911

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Reticulated snuff bottle carved from honey-brown stone, with a coiling dragon in high relief wrapping the pear-shaped body, topped with a green and white jade stopper
Ceramic snuff bottle with amber-brown glaze, pear-shaped body featuring intricate reticulated openwork carved with overlapping cloud and dragon motifs; topped with a pale stopper carved in green and white jadeite in the form of a small gourd with leaves.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu) with Dragon Chasing Pearl in Clouds
Place Made
China
Date Made
Late Qing dynasty, about 1800-1911
Medium
Molded soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamel, with jade stopper
Dimensions
Height: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Width: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Hyatt Robert von Dehn
Accession Number
M.69.91.15a-b
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art