Cleveland Museum of Art

Snuff Bottle with European Figures (stopper)

Date: 1736–95 or later
Medium: painted enamel on copper
Culture: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95)
Department: Chinese Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

Snuff bottles were introduced from Europe to China around the 1700s to hold portable snuff or medicine. The stopper is decorated with bats, which traditionally symbolize good luck, since both words (蝠 and 福) are both pronounced as fu in Chinese.

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