Snuff Bottle with Bug-Eyed Long-Tailed Fish and Fronds
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1909
This vessel is a Chinese snuff bottle created by the artist Ye Zhongsan (1875–1945), dated to 1909 during the Qing dynasty. The bottle is fashioned from translucent banded agate featuring natural stone coloration and a prominent white horizontal band across the lower portion of the body. It is fitted with a stopper composed of a light-colored collar surmounted by a bright turquoise cabochon.
The body of the bottle is decorated with inside-painted imagery depicting bug-eyed, long-tailed fish swimming among aquatic fronds and blossoms. Chinese characters and painted seals are also rendered on the interior surface above the aquatic scene. The vessel measures 4.9 × 4.2 × 2.6 cm (1 15/16 × 1 5/8 × 1 in.).
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Banded agate with inside-painted decoration
- Dimensions
- 4.9 × 4.2 × 2.6 cm (1 15/16 × 1 5/8 × 1 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Ye Zhongsan (Chinese, 1875-1945)
- 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 Bug-Eyed Long-Tailed Fish and Fronds
- Museum object number
- 1961.1359
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.