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Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu)Late Qing dynasty, about 1800-1911

Not on view
Cone-shaped seashell encrusted with clustered pearl-like nodules in blush white and pale pink, adhered with amber-colored material, tapering to a smooth ivory tip

Unknown, Snuff Bottle (Biyanhu), 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)
Culture
Chinese
Place Made
China
Date Made
Late Qing dynasty, about 1800-1911
Period
Late Qing dynasty
Medium
Jade foundation with blister pearls and gray-green jade stopper
Credit Line
Gift of Albert G. Wassenich
Accession Number
34.13.774a-b
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art