Caption

Flask snuffbox, 19th century, China, Qing 1644–1911. Layered transparent glass with top black layer; decoration cut in the top layer depicting flowers, lion, bottles, and butterflies. Cylindrical neck; without stopper. Vessel, height 7.6 cm, width 3.8 cm., A small clear glass bottle with a rounded rectangular shape and a short neck stands upright against a smooth gray background; the bottle contains black decorative silhouettes on its front, including a stylized floral or leafy motif near the upper portion and a playful animal figure resembling a cat with a raised paw near the lower portion, and the glass shows subtle reflections and slight pinkish tones around the neck while the base rests on a reflective surface that creates a soft mirrored shadow; visible colors include clear/transparent glass, black decoration, gray background, and a hint of pink.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_378

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (497.0Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Flask snuffbox 19th century China Qing 1644–1911 Layered transparent glass top black layer decoration cut top layer depicting flowers lion bottles butterflies Cylindrical neck stopper Vessel height 7.6 cm width 3.8 cm small clear glass bottle rounded rectangular shape short neck stands upright smooth gray background bottle contains black decorative silhouettes front stylized floral leafy motif near upper portion playful animal figure resembling cat raised paw near lower portion glass subtle reflections slight pinkish tones neck base rests reflective surface creates soft mirrored shadow visible colors include clear transparent glass black decoration gray background hint pink.