Unknown Chinese
Twin Fish Snuff Bottle

Twin Fish Snuff Bottle

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Twin Fish Snuff Bottle
Artist
CultureChinese
Titles
  • Twin Fish Snuff Bottle
Date19th century
Made inChina
Medium.A Jade with pink tourmaline and green jadeite stopper .B Wood
DimensionsOverall (assembled): 4 × 3 × 1 3/8 in. (10.2 × 7.6 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Charlene Quitter Thompson
Object number2013.479.A-.D
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceLibby Johnson Moody, Galveston, Texas; Charlene Q. Thompson, Houston, Texas; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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[not signed]
[no marks]

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