Snuff Bottle with Pine, Bamboo, Prunus, Lingzhi Mushroom, and Bat
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1790–1820
This Chinese porcelain snuff bottle dates to the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), specifically between 1790 and 1820. Molded with an organic, sculpted form resembling natural rockwork or landscape, the vessel features relief decoration executed with overglaze enamels against a white porcelain ground. It measures 8.1 × 4 × 2.7 cm (3 3/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 1/16 in.).
The decorative motif incorporates pine, bamboo, prunus, lingzhi mushroom, and a bat. Portions of the design, such as the gnarled pine trunk rendered in brown tones with green-and-blue needle clusters and the reddish-orange lingzhi mushroom sprouting at the base, are molded in raised relief and detailed in colored enamels. A slender neck rises to form the opening at the top.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
- Dimensions
- 8.1 × 4 × 2.7 cm (3 3/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 1/16 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- China
- Place recorded
- China
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Snuff Bottle with Pine, Bamboo, Prunus, Lingzhi Mushuroom, and Bat
- Museum object number
- 1961.1222
Catalogue references
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