Snuff Bottle

Gallery 326, Asian Art, third floor

Main Building

Snuff Bottle

19th century

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

Luohan, or arhats, are disciples of the Buddha and guardians of the Buddhist faith. The cult of luohan emerged in the ninth century and rose to prominence during the Song dynasty (960–1279), when classical pictorial representations of these religious figures were formed, often depicted in groups of sixteen, eighteen, or five hundred, based on different scriptural traditions.

Gallery 326, Asian Art, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Snuff Bottle
The Eighteen Luohan

Date:

19th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

Medium:

Porcelain with molded, overglaze-enameled relief decoration; glass stopper with ivory spoon

Dimensions:

3 3/8 x 2 3/16 inches (8.6 x 5.5 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Bequest of Morris R. Bockius, 1939

Accession Number:

1939-31-58

Geography:

Made in China, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)

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Gallery 326, Asian Art, third floor

Main Building

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