Flattened Ovoid Snuff Bottle with Stopper (Cleveland Museum of Art 1944.210)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1573–1620
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1944.210: Flattened Ovoid Snuff Bottle with Stopper (鼻煙壺), 1573–1620. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli reign (1572-1620).
Porcelain; overall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). Inscribed: 萬曆年製 (Wanli nian zhi (Made in the Wanli Reign)). Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- porcelain
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
- Material and technique
- porcelain
Design
- Inscription
- 萬曆年製 (Wanli nian zhi (Made in the Wanli Reign))
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1573–1620
- Culture period
- China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli reign (1572-1620)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1944.210
- Published references
- Catalogue of the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss collection : bequest of Elisabeth Severance Prentiss, 1944 . [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1944. Mentioned:p. 75
- Museum classification
- Ceramic
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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