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Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu) with Nine Archaic Vessels (Ding)Late Qing dynasty, about 1800-1911

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Small overlay glass snuff bottle with amber body and deeply carved black relief depicting archaic Chinese bronze vessels, with a rose-pink domed stopper
Overlay glass snuff bottle with amber-brown ground and carved black relief decoration depicting archaic bronze vessels, including a ding tripod and gui vessel; pink stopper with metal collar.

Unknown, Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu) with Nine Archaic Vessels (Ding), Late Qing dynasty, about 1800-1911, 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 Nine Archaic Vessels (Ding)
Place Made
China
Date Made
Late Qing dynasty, about 1800-1911
Medium
Black overlay on carmel glass with carved decoration, rose quartz mounted metal stopper
Dimensions
Height: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Width: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Hyatt Robert von Dehn
Accession Number
M.69.91.9a-b
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art