Snuff bottle carved with immortals of harmony and union, Official School (China)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Snuff bottle carved with immortals of harmony and union, Official School (China) is held by Chester Beatty. Museum description: Chalcedony snuff bottle carved with immortals of harmony and union, by the Official School (China) made between 1750-1850 in China. The museum record gives material recorded as Chalcedony; measurements 64 mm (height); place associated: China; maker recorded: Official School (China). These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Chalcedony
- Dimensions
- 64 mm (height)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Official School (China)
- Place recorded
- China
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1100/1154
- Museum attribution
- Official School (China)
- Museum object name
- Snuff bottle carved with immortals of harmony and union
- Holding institution
- Chester Beatty
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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