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Interior-painted snuff bottle with a scholar in a mountainous river landscape,

1815

Gan Xuanwen 甘烜文, active early 19th century
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1936-590

Information

Title
Interior-painted snuff bottle with a scholar in a mountainous river landscape
Dates

1815

Maker

Gan Xuanwen 甘烜文

Medium
Crystal with interior painting
Dimensions
h. with stopper 9.3 cm., w. 4.1 cm., d. 3.1 cm. (3 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Col. James A. Blair
Object Number
y1936-590
Place Made

Asia, China

Signatures
dated 4th moon (清 和 ) of 1815 己 亥 
Inscription
Inscribed: Text on the landscape side: Chun yu yu qing shi 春雨欲晴時，Shan guang nong yan cui 山光弄煙翠。 Lin jian you gao ren 林間有高人，Xiao yu luo tian wai 笑語落天外。 Gan Xuan 甘 烜 Text on the pine tree side: Zhi lan bing yu shan chuan xiu 芷蘭并毓山川秀，Song bai chang liu tian di chun 松柏長留天地春。 Gugang jushi古 岡 居 士
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
snuff bottles
Materials
crystal (material by form), quartz
Subject
landscapes (representations), poems, emperors, mountains, trees

Snuff bottle

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