Gabriele Grones, Tobacco 3 (Chinese Snuff Bottle), 2023, oil on canvas, 4x4 in. (10,2x10,2 cm)
$1,750.00
"Snuff Bottle", Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century, China. Porcelain with red bone stopper. Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum, New York. - Many snuff bottles are completely devoid of decoration, others are incredibly ornate. As in all Chinese arts and crafts, motifs and symbols play an important part in decorative detail. Symbols are derived from a multitude of sources such as legends, history, religion, philosophy and superstition. The ideas used are almost always directed toward bringing wealth, health, good luck, longevity, even immortality to the owner of an artifact.