Snuff bottle decorated with a dragon and a phoenix

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 3352
Type: object for daily use; snuff bottle; pottery
Date of production:
1796-1820
Qing dynasty
Place of production:
Acquisition: collection of Ferenc Hopp
Materials: bone; glass; porcelain
Techniques: glazed; stamped
Dimensions: height: 8.5 cm
diameter (base): 1.9 cm
The shape of this flat-bodied, elongated snuff bottle resembles that of a bottle; its body rests on a low oval base. Its knob is made of purple glass and its spoon is of bone.