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Snuff bottle: O.227 & A-1936

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Decorator: Ye, Zhongsan
Maker: Unknown

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Description

Quartz crystal painted inside with the design known as "the hundred boys", signed 'Ye Zhongsan', dated 1915. There are actually 100 boys in the painting which is unusual, as normally the subject is represented by a number of children at various pursuits.

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
Republic of China (1912-1949)
Production date: AD 1915

Materials used in production

Quartz
Paint

Techniques used in production

Painting

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.227 & A-1936
Primary reference Number: 168797
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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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