清晚期 黑漆嵌螺鈿蝶形鼻煙壺
Unknown Artist
The butterfly is cherished for its beauty and is a common theme, associated with joy and delight, in Chinese art. Fashioning an object such as this snuff bottle into the shape of a butterfly exemplifies the skill and imagination of the designer.
Credit: Bequest of Edmund C. Converse, 1921
19th century
Metal covered with lacquer, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and gold
6.4cm
21.175.334a, b
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
Where you'll find this
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Permanent collection