Molded porcelain snuff bottle with openwork design of dragon among clouds / Artist Unknown, China
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- Accession Number
- 1980/2.131
- Title
- Molded porcelain snuff bottle with openwork design of dragon among clouds
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with copper red glaze, silver and sapphire stopper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1790-1850
- 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
- Inscription
- Seal of Ch'ien-lung emperor is on base and may be of the period if not soon thereafter.
- Dimensions
- 8.5 cm x 4.4 cm x 2.5 cm (3 3/8 in. x 1 3/4 in. x 1 in.)
- Century
- 18th-19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Primary Object Type
- snuff bottle
- Secondary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Secondary Object Type
- bottle
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for personal use
- containers for smoking and tobacco use
- descriptors
- earth sciences concepts
- forming
- legendary creatures
- objects we use
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- scientific concepts
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 649 x 731
- File Size
- 53 KB
- Record
- 1980/2.131
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