Snuff Bottle

China

Qing period (1644-1911) or later

  • Titles Snuff Bottle (Descriptive)
  • Artist China
  • Medium porcelain
  • Dimensions Overall: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Arthur Griswold in memory of Miss Blanche Chapman, 1969.129
  • Work Type snuff bottle
  • Classification Containers

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Scene of camel herd.
Tall slender figure of a male with a high headdress and a small figure of seated Buddha in center of headdress, hands held in a delicate pose (probably once holding a lotus stalk), hips slightly akimbo. Figure wears a skirt with a knotted belt in front. Eyes are picked out in silver.
Has custom mount made by prep with foliate-cloud motifs Typical dagger from Sri Lanka
3 of 4 (1988.82.101-.104)