Snuff bottle, painting on enamel
Snuff bottles
China
Subject/design:
A portrait of a Western woman on each side
Materials:
Enamels painted on copper, copper setting carved in relief, original gilt copper stopper with bead finial, ivory spoon
Date:
Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1736-1795
Size:
height 4.9 cm, length 3.8 cm
Place of origin:
China, imperial palace workshops
Artist:
Unknown, inspired by the style of the Jesuit court painter Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766)
Mark:
Qianlong mark (r. 1736-1795)
Inventory number:
CB.TA.1925.556
Copyright:
Baur Fondation
Photographer:
Marian Gérard