Snuff Bottle
81-23-123
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 81-23-123 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Date Made | 19th Century - 20th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Carnelian |
Iconography | Li Tieguai | Peony | Cicada | Boy |
Description | A flattened shaped carnelian bottle. The motif is of Li Tieguai with his magic gourd. The reverse side is a tree peony with a bird on a branch and a cicada on the rock below it. The top has a little boy. |
Credit Line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Addams, 1981 |
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