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Small white porcelain snuff bottle painted with red clouds, a blue dragon, a carp, and blue waves, on a gray background.

Snuff Bottle with a Dragon and a Carp

A porcelain snuff bottle with a brown stopper, its white body painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red. Red swirling clouds frame a blue dragon and a carp above stylized waves, all set against a plain gray background.

Artist
Unknown
Date
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1197 px
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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)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Shaw, Jr. Collection