Snuff bottle decorated with a standing female figure and an inscription

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 53.202
Type: object for daily use; snuff bottle; pottery
Date of production:
Late 18th century - 1st half of the 19th century
Qing dynasty
Place of production:
Signed: a keskeny oldalak egyikén 蘇若闌 Su Ruolan, a másikon 菊月作己亥 Jü Yüe zuo, jihai 'Jü Yüe munkája, 1779-ben'
Marks: four-character cobalt Qianlong mark
Materials: porcelain
Techniques: underglaze blue
Dimensions: height: 6.9 cm
diameter (base): 2.9 cm
The flat, rectangular body has an oval base, a short neck and a slightly widening mouth. The rectangular body and figural design as a composition gained popularity in snuff bottles produced at the end of the 18th century.

五彩相宣廣八寸
織得回文寄妾恨
文中能織君心回
襄江愁刹赵陽臺