Caption

Snuffbox with spoon, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911. Rounded sides, colorful painted decoration with natural pigments; interior ink painting of a landscape Changbai Mountains with inscription and seal. Bone spoon glued to a green stone head. 19th century, China. Vessel; height 6.4 cm, width 3.5 cm., A small translucent glass bottle with a rounded rectangular shape and a short cylindrical neck and stopper stands upright against a smooth gray background, showing an interior-painted landscape with hills, clustered trees in green, roofs in blue, and areas of pale beige and brown suggesting rocks and ground, with a few vertical dark brushstrokes near the upper left of the painted scene; the bottle casts a soft reflection below.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_322

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (385.7Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Snuffbox spoon Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Rounded sides colorful painted decoration natural pigments interior ink painting landscape Changbai Mountains inscription seal Bone spoon glued green stone head 19th century China Vessel height 6.4 cm width 3.5 cm small translucent glass bottle rounded rectangular shape short cylindrical neck stopper stands upright smooth gray background showing interior-painted landscape hills clustered trees green roofs blue areas pale beige brown suggesting rocks ground vertical dark brushstrokes near upper left painted scene bottle casts soft reflection .