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Production: Unknown
Nephrite of even white colour incised with calligraphy consisting of four lines, each with five characters on both back and front. The stopper matching and original.
The base is incised with the four-character seal mark of the Qianlong emperor.
Cecil E. Byas Bequest
Height: 4.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Byas, Cecil E.
Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
1736
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1795
Accession number: O.32.1 & A-1938
Primary reference Number: 168632
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Snuff bottle" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/168632 Accessed: 2025-01-02 16:22:05
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