Snuff Bottle with Stopper with Double-Gourd Silhouette, Crab, Crane and Butterfly Applied Ornaments

China

Qing dynasty (1644-1912)

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Blue and white plate, interior painted with a central garden scene of rock, bamboo, peony, etc. Rim occupied by a diaper band interspersed with six profile lotus. Edge of rim highlighted in iron brown. Underside of plate is plain. Glazed entirely except for footring, exposing a buff paste.
Nestled into mountains by the water are a complex of buildings devoted to silk production. Mulberry leaves are being harvested and dried. Cocoons are stored as they age and other activities are portrayed inside and outside the buildings.
Actor Ichigawa Kuzō II as Senzaki Yagorō, Utagawa Kunisada, ink and color on paper
No. 8 Actors Kataoka Gadō II as Fujiya Izaemon and Bandō Mitsugorō IV as Yoshidaya Kichizaemon, from the series Past and Present, Both Sides of the Leaf, Utagawa Kunisada, ink and color on paper