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Snuff Bottle with Landscape

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a Chinese snuff bottle with a landscape design. The bottle is turquoise with a rounded rectangular body, a short neck and a domed lid. The lid and stopper are a copper color. There are four small feet at the base of the bottle. The main panel on the body of the bottle is brown with a gold-colored landscape design. The design features a pagoda on a hill to the right, a tree on the left and water and rocks below. The background of the image is dark gray at the top and light grey at the bottom. The bottle casts a faint shadow to the right. The snuff bottle is titled "Snuff Bottle with Landscape" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium:
Glazed Yixing earthenware with coral stopper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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