Snuff bottle - 20th - Glass - Snuff bottle

This Chinese glass snuff bottle presents itself as a small work of art, silent yet full of memory, capable of evoking the elegance and ritual of imperial China. Its harmonious, compact, and perfectly balanced form recalls those refined objects of study and collection that accompanied scholars, officials, and literati, kept discreetly in their sleeves or displayed with pride on writing desks.

The body, made of translucent milk glass, is animated by a layered glass decoration in brown-chocolate tones, masterfully carved to bring forth a naturalistic motif of great symbolic strength. The leaves and botanical elements seem to come alive on the surface, as if suspended in a moment of still time, in a style that sinks its roots into the Chinese decorative tradition, where nature becomes language and metaphor. The color contrast between the light background and the dark inlays gives depth and movement, revealing the skilled hand of artisans who transformed a fragile material into a prestigious object.

The slender neck is topped by a honey-colored stopper, smooth and gleaming, which completes the ensemble with sober refinement. Every detail suggests not only a practical function, but above all a cultural value: these bottles were not mere containers, but symbols of status, personal objects laden with meaning, often exchanged as precious gifts or handed down as a testament to taste and belonging.

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