Title
Snuff bottle with figural decoration
Year/Period
1820 - 1880
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 7.2 x 3.9 x 2.5 cm
Accession No.
2013-00436
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Doris and Franklin Chow in honour of Dr. Kenson Kwok, Founding Director of ACM
This snuff bottle features a figure beneath a willow tree on one side while the reverse shows a lady seated within a circular window. Organic materials from both animal and plant origins were also favoured by the producers of snuff bottles.
