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Snuff bottle: O.225 & A-1936

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Decorator: Ye, Zhongsan
Production: Unknown

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Description

Quartz crystal with inclusions of black tourmaline needles, painted inside with fish swimming amid aquatic plants, signed 'Ye Zhongsan', dated 1906.
The bottle created 1760-1880.

Legal notes

Reginald Cory Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1936) by Cory, Reginald R.

Dating

Qing Dynasty
1760 - 1880

Materials used in production

Crystal
Paint

Techniques used in production

Painting

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.225 & A-1936
Primary reference Number: 168795
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 16 February 2016 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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