LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2026
  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2026
Collections

Unknown
Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu) with Children at Playmiddle Qing dynasty, about 1700-1800

Not on view
Carved red lacquer snuff bottle with rounded body, relief-carved figures in a garden scene, and a silver domed lid set with green stones and a coral finial
Cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle with deeply carved figures of children playing in a garden landscape with rocks and foliage, fret-pattern ground, and a silver metal stopper set with green stones.

Unknown, Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu) with Children at Play, middle Qing dynasty, about 1700-1800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Carl Holmes, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu) with Children at Play
Place Made
China
Date Made
middle Qing dynasty, about 1700-1800
Medium
Carved red lacquer on metal core, with metal stopper inset with lapus lazuli and glass
Dimensions
Height: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); Width: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl Holmes
Accession Number
M.71.100.10a-b
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art