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Snuff bottle with flowers and rocks

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White porcelain snuff bottle with rounded body and short neck. The body has a rounded shape with a flat base. The neck is short and narrow. The stopper is domed and cobalt blue. The body has a band of orange decoration around the shoulder and a band of gold around the body. The main design on the body consists of a flower branch with pink and red flowers and green leaves against a white background with gold borders. The background of the image is dark at the top and light at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted with colored enamels over a transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware) and blue glass stopper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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