Double Snuff Bottle
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Chloromelanite jadeite with coral stoppers; wood stand
Dimensions
H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Classification
Snuff Bottles
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Edmund C. Converse, 1921
Accession Number
21.175.168
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite **Double Snuff Bottle** China's Qing dynasty (16441911), dating to the 19th, exemplifies the refined artistry of snuff bottles—small, portable containers for tobacco introduced by Europeans in the 17th century. Highly prized by scholars, officials, and collectors, these bottles became a canvas for miniature masterpieces, symbolizing status and connoisseurship. Crafted by an unknown artist, this rare double-chambered example stands just 2 7/8 inches (7.3 cm) tall, perfect for tucking into a sleeve. Carved from chloromelanite jadeite—a lustrous, dark green-to-black variety of jad...