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Title
Bottle: snuff
Description
One blue and white glazed ceramic snuff bottle. A short narrow neck surmounts an elongated rounded rectangular cylindrical body tapering towards a circular base. Body presents decoration of ten squatting figures with an eleventh squatting figure on the base.
Source
Rewi Alley
Provenance
One of a consignment carried to New Zealand in 1957 by George Jackson of Auckland, and from Auckland to Christchurch by Jack Locke, including 22 snuff bottles.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
30x60mm (dia thickness)
Museum Ac. No.
C1957.18
Usage Rights
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Collection
Citation
“Bottle: snuff,” China, Art and Cultural Diplomacy, accessed November 23, 2024, http://rewialleyart.nz/items/show/758.