Object details
Object number
U18e68.a-b
Creator(s)
Chinese
Title
Snuff Bottle
Date
1736-1795
Medium
Enameled and painted porcelain
Dimensions
6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Seal in red (bottom): Ch'ien-lung nien chih [made in the reign of Ch'ien-lung]
Provenance
Possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Peking (Beijing), 26 September 1883.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Bibliography
Yasuko Horioka. "Chinese Snuff Bottles." Fenway Court (1971), pp. 28, 30, fig. 6. (as Chinese, dated early 19th century)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 30-32, 34, no. 10f.
Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), pp. 446-47, fig. 8.
Victoria Kitirattragarn, “Mesmerizing and Masterful Miniatures: History and Treatment of Snuff Bottles,” Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 5 September 2023, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/mesmerizing-and-masterful-miniatures-history-and-treatment-snuff-bottles
Gallery
Little Salon
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