Snuff bottle carved with landscape scene, figure and phoenix, School of Zhiting
Record status
Individual type · partial
Snuff bottle carved with landscape scene, figure and phoenix, School of Zhiting is held by Chester Beatty. Museum description: Dendritic chalcedony snuff bottle carved with landscape scene, figure and phoenix, by the School of Zhiting made between 1750-1850 in Suzhou, China. The museum record gives material recorded as Dendritic chalcedony; measurements 55 mm (height); place associated: Suzhou; maker recorded: School of Zhiting. 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Dendritic chalcedony
- Dimensions
- 55 mm (height)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- School of Zhiting
- Place recorded
- Suzhou
Identification
- Europeana id
- /1100/1153
- Museum attribution
- School of Zhiting
- Museum object name
- Snuff bottle carved with landscape scene, figure and phoenix
- 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
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.