
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
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, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Shaw, Jr. Collection