Snuff bottle
Date1736 - 95
Maker
Chinese
, Jingdezhen
Label TextEuropean women, or a mother and child in European landscapes, were Qianlong's favored European motifs. They were often enclosed in panels with elaborate borders and painted with a soft pink palette. Such designs reflect the rococo style prevalent in Europe at the time.
Object number33.117
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe, Feb. 17 - May 7, 2000.Published Referencesde Vere Bailey, B. A., The Old Moon Pavilion Ware, in The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, Vol. 67, No. 393 (December 1935), pp. 264-267 + 270-273, p. 267 pl. 1, D (side view)
Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 81 (b&w)
Emerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 250Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions1 7/8 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 in. (4.76 x 3.81 x 2.22 cm)
MediumHard paste porcelain
Chinese
mid-late 19th century
Object number: 33.1485
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