Snuff bottle with dragon and phoenix

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Snuff bottle with dragon and phoenix

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Date
Qing dynasty (1644–1912)
Medium
Jade, jadeite
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
143547

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Snuff is powdered tobacco, which users inhale up their noses. It was introduced to China from Europe in the early 1700s and became widely popular. Storage bottles, often with stoppers ending with spoons to extract the snuff within, soon caught on throughout Chinese society. Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, yet often incredibly ornate, Chinese snuff bottles can be marvels of artistic skill. As demonstrated by this group of examples, many bottles are made from materials such as ceramic, jade, crystal, or other semiprecious stones. Asia

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Gift of the Dr. Ira and Maureen Adelman Collection

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