Caption

Snuffbox with spoon;, Snuffbox in the shape of a fish with a folded fin, with spoon. Porcelain or ceramic vessel; bottles motif, carps/fish imagery; Chinese art, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th century, China. Height 7.0 cm, width 4.0 cm., A carved object shaped like a fish suspended against a plain background, made of a translucent deep red material with lighter red highlights and small areas of darker red shading; the fish has carved scales, a circular eye, a curved mouth area, and decorative fins, with a small brown cork or stopper set into the top.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_477

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (514.3Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Snuffbox spoon shape fish folded fin Porcelain ceramic vessel bottles motif carps fish imagery Chinese art Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th century China Height 7.0 cm width 4.0 cm carved object shaped fish suspended plain background translucent deep red material lighter highlights small areas darker shading carved scales circular eye curved mouth area decorative fins small brown cork stopper set top.