Caption

Flask-snuffbox, ; motif: flowers, lion, bottles, butterflies; Chinese art, Chinese culture; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; cylindrical neck; layered transparent glass with black top layer; decoration cut in the top layer; without stopper; 19th century; China; vessel; height 7.6 cm, width 3.8 cm, A small transparent glass bottle with a narrow neck and rounded shoulders stands against a neutral gray background. The bottle has black raised decorations on its front, including a stylized flower near the top with curling stems and a silhouette of a cat with a curved tail toward the lower part. The glass shows subtle reflections and a few pale pinkish tints along its edges, and there is a thin dark band at the base. The overall visible colors are clear/transparent glass, black decoration, pale pink highlights, and gray from the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_379

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (503.1Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Flask-snuffbox motif flowers lion bottles butterflies Chinese art Chinese culture Qing dynasty 1644–1911 cylindrical neck layered transparent glass black top layer decoration cut top layer stopper 19th century China vessel height 7.6 cm width 3.8 cm small transparent glass bottle narrow neck rounded shoulders stands neutral gray background bottle black raised decorations front stylized flower near top curling stems silhouette cat curved tail lower part glass subtle reflections pale pinkish tints edges thin dark band base visible colors clear transparent glass black decoration pale pink highlights gray background.