Snuff Bottle

CultureChinese

DateQing dynasty (1644-1911)

MediumCanton enamel

DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 inches (6.03 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Reuland

Object number81-54/33 A,B

Markingson base: four-character Qianlong mark

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Collections

East Asian Art

Terms

DescriptionUpright form, with rounded shoulders and tapered foot, painted in famille-rose enamels on each face with a panel of European maiden and a boy in a pastoral setting, the sides with a design of interlocking scrolling tendrils on a yellow-flecked brwon ground, the shoulders encircled by blossoming lotus flowers. Some restoration to shoulders.

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