SNUFF BOTTLE
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
Bottle carved in pale green turquoise. The bottle is shaped in an animal chape. There is a boy leaning on the back of a Foo lion. He wears a pointed cap which is made from a darker green turquoise, and forms the stopper. The boy is Oriental and wears a robe with flowing sleeves. The lion rests on its four paws and turns its head forward. Its tail is curled up.
- Object name:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Made from:
- Turquoise
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- 20th c.
- Size:
- 6.4 x 6.5 cm (2 1/2 x 2 9/16 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 61.27
- Class:
- SNUFF BOTTLE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973