Caption

Flask-shaped snuffbox in the form of a pilgrim's bottle. Circular, flattened shape with a short neck. Thick porcelain body of fine-grained dough with a greyish hue and bluish glaze; gilded rim. Colored porcelain decorated with flowers, figural scenes, images of birds, and landscape motifs in a Qing style Qing, 1644–1911. 19th century, China. Height 7.8 cm, width 5.1 cm., A small white porcelain flask-shaped object with a rounded body and short neck sits against a pale gray background, decorated with a painted scene showing a group of people under a gnarled tree near rocky ground and foliage; the painted figures wear robes in muted tones of green, pale yellow, soft pink, and light blue, and the scene includes details in dark brown, black, and touches of orange and red, with the tree rendered in brown and green and the rocks in gray and brown.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_230

License type

Rights managed

Available size

88.3Mb (1.5Mb) / 17.1in x 20.0in / 5143 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Flask-shaped snuffbox form pilgrim's bottle Circular flattened shape short neck Thick porcelain body fine-grained dough greyish hue bluish glaze gilded rim Colored porcelain decorated flowers figural scenes images birds landscape motifs Qing style Qing 1644–1911 19th century China Height 7.8 cm width 5.1 cm small white porcelain flask-shaped object rounded body short neck sits pale gray background decorated painted scene showing group people under gnarled tree near rocky ground foliage painted figures wear robes muted tones green pale yellow soft pink light blue scene includes details dark brown black touches orange red tree rendered brown rocks gray brown.