Qianlong Peiod Enamelled Pecking Glass Snuff Bottle with Agate lid, 1736 AD to 1796 AD
3” (7,5cm) high x 2.5” (6,4cm) wide
ES.8495
This refined enamelled snuff bottle is totally painted in yellow. this colour is a very auspicious color in China. It is associated with the Earth and the gold, the Imperial...
This refined enamelled snuff bottle is totally painted in yellow. this colour is a very auspicious color in China. It is associated with the Earth and the gold, the Imperial robes and the roof of Imperial buildings. Furthermore, there are two figures, possibly sages, representing the wisdom. The inscrip- tion at the bottom reads “Made in Qianlong period” (1736-1796).