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Title
Bottle: snuff
Description
One glazed ceramic snuff bottle. A short narrow neck surmounts a long cylindrical body tapering at the bottom towards a circular base. Dominant glaze colours are blue and white with touches of pink red-brown and green. Upper shoulders and neck ringed with geometric patterns. Cylindrical body presents continuous design of figures in a mountainous landscape. Base outer circumference exhibits ruyi pattern.
Source
Rewi Alley
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
17x33x52mm (l x w x h)
Museum Ac. No.
C1957.1246
Usage Rights
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Collection
Citation
“Bottle: snuff,” China, Art and Cultural Diplomacy, accessed May 16, 2024, http://rewialleyart.nz/items/show/1078.