Title
Snuff bottle with design of archaistic bronze vessels
Year/Period
1780 - 1850
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 6.8 x 5.5 x 2.8 cm
Accession No.
2013-00424
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Doris and Franklin Chow in honour of Dr. Kenson Kwok, Founding Director of ACM
This glass snuff bottle with an opaque white body is carved through the black overlay with a design of archaistic bronze vessels. The study of ancient bronzes received much interest among the educated elites in Qing China, a pursuit generated in part by excavations of early tombs.
