Snuff Bottle with a Boy, Gentleman, Buffalo, and Two Figures Playing Weiqi
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Daoguang reign mark and period (1820–1850)
This Chinese porcelain snuff bottle dates to the Qing dynasty during the Daoguang reign mark and period (1820–1850). Measuring 5.7 × 5 × 2.8 cm (2 1/4 × 2 × 1 1/8 in.), the vessel features a rounded, flattened body set upon a short oval foot, tapering upward to a cylindrical neck fitted with a green and white stopper.
The exterior is decorated with polychrome overglaze enamels against a white ground. The visible side depicts two robed figures seated at a low table engaged in playing the board game weiqi, accompanied by an attendant standing nearby against a backdrop of rocky landscape elements. According to the title, the decorative scheme also incorporates a boy, a gentleman, and a buffalo.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
- Dimensions
- 5.7 × 5 × 2.8 cm (2 1/4 × 2 × 1 1/8 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 a Boy, Gentleman, Buffalo, and Two Figures Playing Weiqi
- Museum object number
- 1961.1233
Catalogue references
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