Meiping-Shaped Snuff Bottle with a Flying Phoenix
A small white glass vessel with a short flared neck and rounded body tapers to a narrow foot. Red overlay forms a carved, flowing bird-like form, possibly a phoenix, curling across the shoulder and side against the pale ground.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign mark and period (1736–1795)
- Medium
- Glass; red overlay on white ground
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 843 × 1138 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1911).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection