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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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