Snuff Dish

Gallery 326, Asian Art, third floor

Main Building

Snuff Dish

19th century

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

In China, fishing along rivers and streams has long been regarded a gentlemanly activity that suits the reclusive quality of the literati (learned men). This old, solitary fisherman sitting under a landscape of lofty pine trees is intended to embody the idea of a sage who has achieved oneness with nature.

Gallery 326, Asian Art, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Snuff Dish
Snuff Dish with Solitary Fisherman beneath Pines

Date:

19th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

Medium:

Porcelain with underglaze blue-and-white decoration

Dimensions:

Width: 1 3/8 inches (3.5 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of Eugenia Fuller Atwood, 1977

Accession Number:

1977-256-9

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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