id:			155803
accession number:	1991.126
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1991.126
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:10.845000

Snuff Bottle with European Figures, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95). Painted enamel on copper; overall: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Mrs. Noah L. Butkin 1991.126

title:				Snuff Bottle with European Figures
title in original language:	鼻煙壺
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creation date:			1736–95
creation date earliest:		1736
creation date latest:		1795
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creditline:			Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95)
technique:	painted enamel on copper
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Enamel
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measurements: Overall: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
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	inscription:	乾隆年製
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary
	opening date:   1992-10-27T05:00:00
	<i>Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 1992-January 3, 1993).

	title:		China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail
	opening date:   2022-12-11T05:00:00
	<i>China through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature and Detail</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 11, 2022-February 26, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Noah L. [Muriel] Butkin [1916–2008], Shaker Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1991
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1991–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 80, no. 2, 1993, pp. 38–79.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 79, no. 437
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161388

	Von Spee, Clarissa. “China through the Magnifying Glass: Miniature and small objects in detail.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>vol. 62, no. 4 (December 2022): 14-16.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 15; Mentioned: P. 16.
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