Snuff bottle

Description

Snuff bottle of stalactitic quartz with brown markings, flask-shaped with mask-ring handles carved on the sides, and with a rose quartz stopper fitted with ivory spoon: China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century AD

Museum reference

A.1948.429

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Snuff bottle

Production information

China, East Asia

Date

19th century

Style / Culture

Qing Dynasty, Chinese (Manchu)

Materials

Quartz, Ivory

Physical description

Stalatitic quartz

Exhibitions

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland