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Snuff Bottle with Dragons Chasing Pearl

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The object is a white porcelain snuff bottle with a rounded body and a short neck. The body is bulbous, curving inwards slightly at the top to form the neck, which then flares out into a small, rounded lip. The stopper is pink. The bottle features a design of two orange-red dragons chasing an orange-red pearl. The dragons are depicted in various poses. The background of the bottle is white, with small orange-red cloud-like designs. The bottle is set against a dark background that fades to light gray at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Medium
Porcelain with coral stopper
Culture
China
Dimensions
468 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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