Snuff Bottle with Flowers and Rocks

China

Republic period (1912–49)

Not on view

Snuff, or powdered tobacco, was brought to China by Jesuit missionaries in the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century. Its use spread quickly, as did demand for small containers to hold it. Snuff bottles were produced in large number and an astonishing variety of media, including metal, jade, ivory, bamboo, lacquer, and glass. Not all bottles were functional: many were collected as exoticisms or treasured for their precious materials and exquisite craftsmanship.

Snuff Bottle with Flowers and Rocks, Painted enamel on glass with nephrite stopper, China

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Snuff Bottle with Flowers and Rocks, Painted enamel on glass with nephrite stopper, China
Snuff Bottle with Flowers and Rocks, Painted enamel on glass with nephrite stopper, China
Snuff Bottle with Flowers and Rocks, Painted enamel on glass with nephrite stopper, China
Snuff Bottle with Flowers and Rocks, Painted enamel on glass with nephrite stopper, China
Snuff Bottle with Flowers and Rocks, Painted enamel on glass with nephrite stopper, China
Snuff Bottle with Flowers and Rocks, Painted enamel on glass with nephrite stopper, China
Snuff Bottle with Flowers and Rocks, Painted enamel on glass with nephrite stopper, China

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