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Snuffbox with spoon, Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911. Rounded-sided snuffbox, height 6.4 cm, width 3.5 cm. Colorful painted decoration with natural pigments; interior ink painting of a mountain landscape Changbai Mountains with inscription and seal. Vials; bone spoon glued to a green stone head. 19th century., A small translucent glass bottle with a rounded rectangular shape sits upright against a smooth gray background, showing a faint reflection below it; the bottle has a short neck and a slightly frosted surface, and inside near the lower front there is a delicate painted scene in green, blue, pale pink, beige, and brown tones depicting potted plants and decorative containers, with a light colored stopper or inner plug visible at the mouth and a thin pale element extending down from the neck.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_320

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77.2Mb (364.9Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Snuffbox spoon Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Rounded-sided snuffbox height 6.4 cm width 3.5 cm Colorful painted decoration natural pigments interior ink painting mountain landscape Changbai Mountains inscription seal Vials bone spoon glued green stone head 19th century small translucent glass bottle rounded rectangular shape sits upright smooth gray background showing faint reflection bottle short neck slightly frosted surface inside near lower front delicate scene green blue pale pink beige brown tones depicting potted plants decorative containers light colored stopper inner plug visible mouth thin pale element extending down neck.