Porcelain Satsuma-style Chinese Snuff Bottle
Name/Title
Porcelain Satsuma-style Chinese Snuff BottleEntry/Object ID
SB3618Description
A hand-painted, black-and-gold enameled Chinese snuff bottle, borrowing stylistic cues often seen in Japanese Satsuma wares; the clear markings reveal it is a Chinese porcelain piece intended to replicate a historical Imperial style. The white panel on the back features a hand-painted poetic inscription written in fluid running script (Xingshu). Right Column: 「花貝葉小」Translation: "The flowers and leaves are small and delicate." (Note: "Beiye" traditionally refers to Pattra palm leaves, historically used for writing sacred texts, implying a pure or serene plant). Middle Column: 「月至小花」Translation: "The moonlight reaches down to the tiny blossoms." Left Column: 「遠看水含流」Translation: "From afar, the water seems to cradle the flowing current." The inscription captures a peaceful, classical landscape vignette: "Flowers and leaves are delicate, moonlight touches the tiny blossoms, and from afar, the water gently flows."Category
Chinese Painted Porcelain