Snuff Bottle with a Figure on Mule in Landscape
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1760–1820
This Chinese snuff bottle dates to the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), created between approximately 1760 and 1820. The vessel measures 6.2 × 4.3 × 2.1 cm (2 7/16 × 1 11/16 × 7/8 in.) and features an upright, flattened ovoid form that rests on an oval foot and rises to a slender neck. It is fitted with a rounded, translucent domed stopper resting on a textured metallic collar around the rim.
The bottle is crafted from glass using a cameo overlay technique, recorded as a lapis-like blue overlay set against a coffee-ground body. The warm, yellowish-brown tone of the underlying glass provides the background for the vivid blue relief carved across its surface. The carved decoration illustrates a continuous outdoor scene depicting a figure riding a mule through a landscape composed of spreading pine branches, stylized rockwork, and a roofed architectural structure.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Glass; lapis-like blue overlay on coffee ground
- Dimensions
- 6.2 × 4.3 × 2.1 cm (2 7/16 × 1 11/16 × 7/8 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 Figure on Mule in Landscape
- Museum object number
- 1961.1267
Catalogue references
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