Snuff bottle decorated with the figures of a man sitting on a mule and his servant carrying a blossoming bough

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 1164.1-2
Type: object for daily use; snuff bottle; pottery
Date of production:
1821–1850
Qing dynasty
Place of production:
Acquisition: collection of Ferenc Hopp
Marks: On the base, there is a four-character, seal-script mark written in iron-red: Daoguang nianzhi "Made in the Daoguang reign" (during the Qing dynasty; 1821–1850).
Materials: porcelain
Techniques: overglaze decoration
Dimensions: height: 6.4 cm
diameter (base): 2.4 cm
The flat, roundish body has a short cylindrical neck and rests on a low, oval base. Its side is decorated with a landscape: blossoming trees, a stream, a bridge, plants and two buildings in the distance.