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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Snuff Bottle
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Snuff Bottle

Artist Ma Shaoxian (Chinese, 1867 - 1939)
Date1935
MediumPaint on glass, glass stopper
Dimensions3 × 1 3/4 in. (7.6 × 4.4 cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineGift of Charles and June Allen in memory of Hannah Cornelia Leffler
Object number2017.47.2
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DescriptionAN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
SIGNED MA SHAOXIAN, DATED TO THE YIHAI YEAR (1935)
One side is decorated with two wrestling black huan below a three-character inscription, shuang huan tu, and the reverse has a lengthy poetic inscription followed by the artist's signature, Ma Shaoxian, the date, and a seal, Shao.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
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1900-1930s
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1969
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Zandile Ma Ndlovu Dube
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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1969
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
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1900-1930s
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Unknown Chinese Artist
1900-1930s
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Unknown Chinese Artist
1900-1930s
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Unknown Chinese Artist
1900-1930s
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Unknown Chinese Artist
1900-1930s