清中期 套料玻璃蓮池紋鼻煙壺|Snuff bottle with scene of a lotus pond

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late 18th–early 19th century · Overlay glass with coral stopper · Asian Art

Snuff bottles were among the first glass items produced at the Qing imperial workshops and remained popular throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The technique used to achieve the ruby color of the outer layer of glass on this piece can be traced back to ancient Rome and was transmitted to Chinese artisans working in Guangzhou and Beijing in the early eighteenth century. The same recipe was used to color pink enamels of the period.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 18th–early 19th century

Medium

Overlay glass with coral stopper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913