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(copy 1)\" (in Kramer's Box 4, file 17), refers to this item as \"China, Imperial porcelain snuff bottle, 9 dragons design, one being full-faced and representing the Emperor. Stopper and stand. \""},{"label":"Genre","value":["Artifacts"]},{"label":"Object Location","value":"J.6"},{"label":"Date","value":"D:00 M:00 Y:1840 - D:00 M:00 Y:1900"},{"label":"Date Original","value":"Mid 19th-early 20th century CE (1840-1900 CE)"},{"label":"Era","value":["Attributed to the Qing dynasty"]},{"label":"Measurement","value":"Height: 7.8 cm; Diameter at mouth 1 cm; Original black wood stand"},{"label":"Medium","value":["Porcelain, underglaze white, overglaze iron red, green, yellow, blue, purple and black, light green glass, wood","Porcelain"]},{"label":"Country of Origin","value":["China"]},{"label":"Description","value":"With the introduction of snuff to China during the late Ming dynasty, snuff taking became a nation-wide habit, especially among the Manchus during the Qing dynasty. Accordingly, small bottles used for storing the powdered snuff became a popular product. This porcelain pear-shaped snuff bottle contains a light green glass covered stopper and a darker green stand. Its exterior is decorated with nine double-antlered and five-clawed dragons including a full-faced one in various colors such as iron red, blue, yellow, purple, green and black on a white ground. On one side four dragons seem to pay respect to the full-faced dragon in iron red on the top. On the other side two dragons are fighting over a flaming pearl while the remaining two are staring at each other. The dragon is one of the most important and complex of mythical animals in China. It ranks first of the \"Four Supernatural Spirits\", the phoenix being the second, the lin (unicorn) third and the tortoise fourth. Although its appearance always looks ferocious, it is the most benevolent of creatures. It was the god of rain, who brought thunder, lightning, and rain and thus, fertility and abundance to the land. The dragon also represents the male principle of nature (yang), a symbol of vigor and fertility. Since the Han dynasty, the five-clawed dragon has been the symbol of the emperor. The representation of the dragons here bears much resemblance to a coiled dragon design on a porcelain globular snuff bottle dated to 1840-1900 from the Princeton University Art Museum (p.225 cat.310, Michael C. Hughes, The Blair Bequest: Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Princeton Art Museum &lt; Baltimore: The International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, 2002&gt; ). As such, it is possible that this piece was produced around the same period. Further, this snuff bottle was probably once owned by the imperial families because of its double-antlered and five-clawed dragon designs. According to the Yuanshi fuzhi (History of the Yuan Dynasty Records of the Costumes), \"shangjiao wuzhua longwen chenshu bude shiyong (subjects and the ordinary people cannot be allowed to use designs of dragon with double antlers and five claws).\" The restraint lasted until the end of the Qing period."},{"label":"Title","value":"Pear-shaped snuff bottle"},{"label":"Rights","value":"Materials available through GettDigital encompass a wide range of works, many of which are in the public domain. However, some items may still be protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights. Users are responsible for determining the copyright status of materials and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws when reproducing or publishing these works. Items in our GettDigital Collections are for educational use. For assistance in understanding rights, obtaining permissions, or requesting files for publication or research purposes, please contact us at <a href=\"www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/ask-an-archivist\">www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/ask-an-archivist</a>"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/2159"}],"description":"Pear-shaped snuff bottle","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/f839c581-3873-4f43-a4a4-0b61e3ec9f2c/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"gaa_509bk","height":1800,"width":1200,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/4bcc478c-da9d-4a73-8b54-9242369fcbe5/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/4bcc478c-da9d-4a73-8b54-9242369fcbe5","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":512,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":1800,"width":1200},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/f839c581-3873-4f43-a4a4-0b61e3ec9f2c/canvas/_1","metadata":[{"label":"Identifier","value":"gaa_509bk"},{"label":"Title","value":"Back"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/2158"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/4bcc478c-da9d-4a73-8b54-9242369fcbe5/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/f839c581-3873-4f43-a4a4-0b61e3ec9f2c/canvas/_2","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"gaa_509fr","height":1800,"width":1200,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/4ac403b0-0322-43c1-9a6d-4c8487333449/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/4ac403b0-0322-43c1-9a6d-4c8487333449","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":1800,"width":1200},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/f839c581-3873-4f43-a4a4-0b61e3ec9f2c/canvas/_2","metadata":[{"label":"Identifier","value":"gaa_509fr"},{"label":"Title","value":"Front"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/2157"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/4ac403b0-0322-43c1-9a6d-4c8487333449/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/4bcc478c-da9d-4a73-8b54-9242369fcbe5/full/300,300/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}