Snuff Bottle: Inside Painted Bottle of a Snow SceneSnow is not easy to paint, and it is even harder to do a "snow" job inside a glass bottle that has been frosted by a treatment of acid. The frosted surface makes it easier for the paint to stick. The theme of this bottle is a snowscape. It is a done in a modern concept and not adhering to the traditions of Chinese landscape painting. Even though there is a background and foreground, the lines created by the slopes lead the eye to the center with a

Even though there is a background and foreground

good evidence it was string cut which was a practice of that time

peony is the symbol of beauty and wealth

a studio established in the 18 century that produced fine porcelain and glass

The flattened rectangular body that slightly tapers to a raised oval foot has the most intriguing purple streaks that are fused to the black stone

Date: contemporary

Dating: Post 1950

and rocks of brown

blue and gold

The most decorative group of porcelains from the Far East is the group of porcelain with a blue and white ground and accented with red

It differs from cloisonne where fired enamel colors coat the entire surface

This is more evident in the bamboo panel