Ivory snuff bottle with painted narrative scene / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number: 1980/2.81
Title: Ivory snuff bottle with painted narrative scene
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Medium and Support: black and red paint on ivory
Object Creation Date: circa 1920-1950
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, Modern Period (1912-present)
Dimensions: 7.2 cm x 4 cm x 1.3 cm (2 13/16 in. x 1 9/16 in. x 1/2 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Primary Object Type: snuff bottle
Primary Keywords: snuff bottle
Secondary Keywords: containers; containers by function or context; containers for personal use; containers for smoking and tobacco use; objects we use
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 381 x 443
File Size: 20 KB
Record: 1980/2.81
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1980-sl-2.81/1980_2.81.jpg

In public portfolios: 20th-century China (483); narratives (9); Visual narrative (59)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1980-SL-2.81:1980_2.81.JPG

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Full citation: "Ivory snuff bottle with painted narrative scene; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1980-sl-2.81/1980_2.81.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.