Snuff Bottle with Flowers and Rockwork
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Jiaqing reign mark and period (1796–1820)
This Chinese snuff bottle is a small porcelain vessel decorated with painted overglaze enamels. Created during the Jiaqing reign mark and period (1796–1820) of the Qing dynasty, the bottle measures 5 × 4.7 × 1.8 cm (2 × 1 7/8 × 11/16 in.). It features a flattened, rounded body that tapers toward a flat oval base and rises to a short, cylindrical neck fitted with a dome-shaped stopper.
The exterior is adorned with delicate polychrome enamels set against a white ground. The central panel displays a garden composition featuring blue rockwork alongside leafy stems and flowering blossoms rendered in shades of orange, pink, and pale blue. An orange floral motif decorates the neck, framed by painted borders around the shoulders and body edge. The stopper exhibits a rounded reddish-orange finial over a flared collar.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
- Dimensions
- 5 × 4.7 × 1.8 cm (2 × 1 7/8 × 11/16 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- China
- Place recorded
- China
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Snuff Bottle with Flowers and Rockwork
- Museum object number
- 1961.1235
Catalogue references
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