Snuff Bottle with Geese and Reeds
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1800–1900
"Snuff Bottle with Geese and Reeds" is a Chinese porcelain snuff bottle originating from the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), made between 1800 and 1900. The vessel measures 5.3 × 4.7 × 2.7 cm (2 1/16 × 1 7/8 × 1 1/16 in.) and is cataloged as part of the Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Shaw, Jr. Collection.
The bottle is formed with a compressed globular, flattened body supported by a short oval foot and topped by a straight cylindrical neck fitted with a rounded, domed orange stopper. Its surface consists of white porcelain decorated in underglaze copper red, showing a naturalistic waterside composition with geese and reeds. The painted decoration features detailed line work portraying geese in a wetland setting. One goose is depicted hovering with outstretched wings above tall grasses and aquatic plants, while others are positioned amid the clustered reed stems near the base. The copper-red pigment produces warm reddish tones beneath the clear glaze on the white ceramic ground.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Porcelain painted in underglaze copper red
- Dimensions
- 5.3 × 4.7 × 2.7 cm (2 1/16 × 1 7/8 × 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 Geese and Reeds
- Museum object number
- 1961.1282
Catalogue references
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