Chinese Cloisonné Snuff Bottle
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China Anonymous,
Chinese
Chinese Cloisonné Snuff Bottle, 20th c.
Enamel on Bronze
2 1/2 in. x 1 7/8 in. x 1 in. (6.35 cm x 4.76 cm x 2.54 cm)
Chinese Cloisonné Snuff Bottle, 20th c.
Enamel on Bronze
2 1/2 in. x 1 7/8 in. x 1 in. (6.35 cm x 4.76 cm x 2.54 cm)
Object Type:
Cloisonné
Technique:
Cloisonné
Creation Place:
Asia, China
Credit Line:
Gift of Douglas and Pamela Routh
Accession Number:
2002.9.139
Marks
There are no markings.
Medium
Multicolored enamels on a cast bronze base.
Object Description
Round bodied Chinese cloisonée snuff bottle, with decoration in inverted yellow-bordered heart shaped fields. The design consists of a blue bird on a branch with white flowers against a light blue ground on one side, and a blue bird with red tail feathers on a branch with orange flowers against a light blue ground on the other side. The scenes are within a larger black ground with diamond-shaped cloisons. There is a tiny lid with a central knob, decorated with rows of red and green petals.
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