Lacquer snuff bottle
Snuff bottles
China
Subject/design:
Lacquer snuff bottle, peach-shaped, with a carved decoration of long-life peaches and bats
Materials:
Red and dark green lacquer, glass stopper, gilt metal collar with tinted ivory spoon
Technique:
Carved lacquer
Date:
Qing dynasty (1644-1911), circa 1736-1795
Size:
height 5.3 cm, length 5.8 cm
Place of origin:
China, imperial palace workshops
Artist:
Unknown
Inventory number:
CB.TA.1964.548
Copyright:
Baur Fondation
Photographer:
Marian Gérard