Caption

Flask - Snuffbox. A baluster-shaped flask, significantly widened at the shoulders, decorated with a fragment of landscape and architecture slightly highlighted in the decoration. Thick white porcelain body. 18th century, China. Colored porcelain, figurative scenes, images of women. Vessel snuffbox, height 7 cm, diameter 4.7 cm., A small porcelain vase with a rounded body and narrow neck sits against a plain light gray background; the vase is predominantly white with painted scenes in green, orange, red, light blue, brown, and black, showing a figure wearing orange and green garments standing near a railing and foliage rendered in green, with architectural elements in green and red on the curved surface, and the glaze gives a glossy finish with a faint reflection visible beneath the vase.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A21_256

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88.3Mb (836.9Kb) / 17.1in x 20.0in / 5143 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Flask - Snuffbox baluster-shaped flask significantly widened shoulders decorated fragment landscape architecture slightly highlighted decoration Thick white porcelain body 18th century China Colored porcelain figurative scenes images women Vessel snuffbox height 7 cm diameter 4.7 cm small vase rounded body narrow neck sits plain light gray background predominantly white painted scenes green orange red light blue brown black showing figure wearing green garments standing near railing foliage rendered architectural elements curved surface glaze gives glossy finish faint reflection visible beneath vase.