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18th century · Carved red lacquer · Asian Art

Lacquer, the resin of a tree, has been colored with the mineral cinnabar and then layered onto the surface of this snuff bottle. It is the lacquer, not the underlying substructure, which was carved to create the scene of figures in a landscape.

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century

Medium

Carved red lacquer

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Bequest of Edmund C. Converse, 1921