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Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
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Painting inside snuff bottles was a novel development in the nineteenth century. With an angled bamboo pen, the artist worked through the narrow opening of a bottle’s mouth to paint pictures or write calligraphy on its interior walls.
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Title: Snuff Bottle
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Culture: China
Medium: Murrhina agate with coral stopper
Dimensions: H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Classification: Snuff Bottles
Credit Line: Bequest of Edmund C. Converse, 1921
Object Number: 21.175.297a, b
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