Caption

Flask - snuffbox; cylindrical neck; layered transparent glass with a black top layer; decoration cut in the top layer depicting flowers, lion, bottles, and butterflies; without stopper; 19th century, China; Qing 1644–1911; height 7.6 cm, width 3.8 cm., A small clear glass bottle stands upright against a neutral gray background; the bottle has a short neck and an oval body with a decorative raised floral design in dark color on its front, showing stylized petals, buds, and curling stems; the glass shows subtle reflections and a slight pinkish tint in places, and the dark decorative elements appear black or very dark gray; the surface beneath the bottle creates a soft pale reflection.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_377

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (511.1Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Flask - snuffbox cylindrical neck layered transparent glass black top layer decoration cut top layer depicting flowers lion bottles butterflies stopper 19th century China Qing 1644–1911 height 7.6 cm width 3.8 cm small clear glass bottle stands upright neutral gray background bottle short neck oval body decorative raised floral design dark color front showing stylized petals buds curling stems glass subtle reflections slight pinkish tint places dark decorative elements black dark gray surface beneath bottle creates soft pale reflection.