Caption

Flask - snuffbox, Chinese, ceramics; flask with figurative genre scenes of horses and riders; ; Qing dynasty Qianlong reign, 18th century, 1736–1795; vessel; height 6.4 cm, A small rounded ceramic snuff bottle with a narrow neck and flared rim, predominantly black with white painted scenes on its body and a glossy finish, featuring a pair of small reddish-orange applied handles on opposite sides; the painted decoration shows figures and architectural elements in white against the black ground, including a seated figure by a wheeled object and a standing figure near a doorway beneath a tiled roof motif, all positioned on a reflective surface that creates a soft mirror image below, set against a plain light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_279

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Rights managed

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88.3Mb (925.3Kb) / 17.1in x 20.0in / 5143 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Flask - snuffbox Chinese ceramics flask figurative genre scenes horses riders Qing dynasty Qianlong reign 18th century 1736–1795 vessel height 6.4 cm small rounded ceramic snuff bottle narrow neck flared rim predominantly black white painted scenes body glossy finish featuring pair small reddish-orange applied handles opposite sides painted decoration figures architectural elements black ground seated figure wheeled object standing figure near doorway beneath tiled roof motif positioned reflective surface creates soft mirror image set plain light gray background.