Snuff bottle with scene of a lotus pond
Snuff bottles were among the first glass items produced at the Qing imperial workshops and remained popular throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The technique used to achieve the ruby color of the outer layer of glass on this piece can be traced back to ancient Rome and was transmitted to Chinese artisans working in Guangzhou and Beijing in the early eighteenth century. The same recipe was used to color pink enamels of the period.
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