Snuff bottle: O.218 & A-1936

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Snuff bottle

Description

Nephrite of dark grey colour with light grey inclusions, carved with a Buddhist lion and cub playing with a brocade ball. The reverse side has calligraphy. Suzhou school.

Legal notes

Reginald Cory Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 5.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1936) by Cory, Reginald R.

Dating

Qing Dynasty
1750 - 1850

Components of the work

Reverse

Materials used in production

Nephrite

Techniques used in production

Carving

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.218 & A-1936
Primary reference Number: 168630
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 11 December 2015

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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