Snuff bottle
- Title
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[Snuff bottle] [realia].
- Format
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Realia
- Published
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[18--?]
- Description
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1 snuff bottle (2 pieces) : glass, ivory, paint ; 7 x 4 x 2 cm. bottle, 8 cm. long spoon.
- Notes
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Title supplied by cataloger.
Place of origin: [China]
Chinese characters painted on one side.
- Summary
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Thick translucent glass. Scenes painted on interior of bottle. Side A: Nude man and woman copulating. She sits on a table; he stands. Side B: Seated cat watching butterfly. Bottle accompanied by long ivory spoon with globular handle.
- Kinsey subjects
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Snuff boxes.
Art--China--19th century.
Coitus.