Minneapolis Institute of Art

Snuff bottle

China

Date

1916

Medium

Crystal, jade

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

A group of young boys play a game outside, possibly blindman’s buff. The children’s smiling faces and brightly colored clothes, along with the auspicious symbolism of “boys at play, ” communicate joy and liveliness. The artist used the “inside painting” technique to create this scene, employing a tiny brush to paint the image in reverse on the inside of the bottle through its small opening, so that the image shows through the glass. China, Asia

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