The bottle is moulded in the form of a cicada, with enamelled details of wings and carapace painted in naturalistic colours, 7.5cm.
It was made in Jingdezhen, the centre for the production of porcelain in China.
Categories: Chinese Snuff Bottles at Burghley | Chinese Works of Art | Exhibitions | Flora and Fauna at Burghley |
A moulded porcelain snuff bottle, Chinese, 1850-1920.
REFERENCE: CSBC.39
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