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Snuff bottle: O.32.1 & A-1938

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Current Location: In storage

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Production: Unknown

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Description

Nephrite of even white colour incised with calligraphy consisting of four lines, each with five characters on both back and front. The stopper matching and original.
The base is incised with the four-character seal mark of the Qianlong emperor.

Legal notes

Cecil E. Byas Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 4.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Byas, Cecil E.

Dating

Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
1736 - 1795

Materials used in production

Nephrite

Techniques used in production

Incising

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Four-character seal mark of the Qianlong emperor
  • Location: Base
  • Method of creation: Incising
  • Type: Mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.32.1 & A-1938
Primary reference Number: 168632

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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