Snuff Bottle
81-23-149A
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 81-23-149A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | China |
| Date Made | 18th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Iconography | Luohan |
| Description | A blue and white rouleau shaped miniature vase (A) with a fitted wooden stand (B). The motif is of the eighteen luohan (disciples of Buddha). As a kind of puzzle or joke, the eighteenth luohan is under the base. Probably a snuff bottle. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Addams, 1981 |
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