Snuff bottle with painted design of a European male wooing a Chinese woman / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number: 1980/2.121
Title: Snuff bottle with painted design of a European male wooing a Chinese woman
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Medium and Support: porcelain with blue underglaze painting; glass stopper
Object Creation Date: circa 1900-1940
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); China (nation)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: China (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Robert W. Coggan
Period: China, late Qing Period to Modern China (ca 1870-ca 1930)
Dimensions: 8.6 cm x 4.5 cm x 2.5 cm (3 3/8 in. x 1 3/4 in. x 1 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Primary Object Type: snuff bottle
Secondary Object Classification: Ceramic
Secondary Object Type: bottle
Primary Keywords: man; snuff bottle; woman
Secondary Keywords: containers; containers by function or context; containers for personal use; containers for smoking and tobacco use; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by gender
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 467 x 423
File Size: 12 KB
Record: 1980/2.121
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Full citation: "Snuff bottle with painted design of a European male wooing a Chinese woman; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1980-sl-2.121/1980_2.121.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.