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Snuff Bottle with European Figures
Snuff Bottle with European Figures
鼻煙壺
1736–95
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Painted enamel on copper
Overall: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Mrs. Noah L. Butkin 1991.126
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The stopper is decorated with bats, which traditionally symbolize good luck, since both words (蝠 and 福) are both pronounced as fu in Chinese.
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Snuff bottles were introduced from Europe to China around the 1700s to hold portable snuff or medicine.
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