Snuff bottle with floral decoration in famille rose, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)
- Image Number: C1B002550N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Ceramics
- Function: Container
- Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
- Description:
The snuff bottle, with a short neck, a flat long abdomen, a slight drum in the front and back, an oval round foot, a red dome cover, and a wooden stopper and a tooth spoon under it, is used to scoop up the snuff in the pot, or put it on a small plate, or directly on the back of the thumb for sniffing. On one side of the belly, peonies and bees are painted brightly, and on the other side, there is a poem written by the Emperor Qianlong; Both sides are painted with pink curly branch patterns. There is a line of four character seal characters outside the bottom, “made in the year of Qianlong”.
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