Snuff bottle
Unknown artist
Medium: Carved red lacquer
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Classification: Snuff Bottles
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Themes: Buddhism, Emblems, Flowers
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Date range
1736 – 1795
Largest dimension
7.3 cm
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