Title
Snuff bottle with dog motif
Year/Period
1800 - 1860
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 7.8 x 5.8 x 3 cm
Accession No.
2013-00446
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Doris and Franklin Chow in honour of Dr. Kenson Kwok, Founding Director of ACM
This chalcedony snuff bottle is carved with a brown dog playing with a brocade ball. Bottles decorated with small dogs, usually Pekingese dogs, were often seen on bottles produced during the reign of the Daoguang emperor (1821 – 1850) as the animals were favoured by the empress.
