Snuff bottle with European figures, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95), China, Painted enamel, H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Snuff Bottles, This snuff bottles illustrates the frequent contact between China and the West during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), when not only the technique, painted enamel, but also the decorative motifs, Western figures in a landscape setting, were introduced from Europe
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Snuff bottle, European figures, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, Qianlong period, 1736–95, China, Painted enamel, H, 2 7/8, 7.3 cm, W, 1 1/2, 3.8, D, 1, 2.5 Bottles, snuff, bottles, illustrates, frequent contact, West, technique, painted, decorative motifs, Western, landscape setting, introduced, Europe
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