Author: Ms. Li Shaoyue 李韶玥
Size: Height 10CM, Width 5CM
Working hours: 356h

A pair of goldfish (side A)

The front painting depicts goldfishes which represent comfortable and
nourishing artistic conception. Fish get water and happy, like family, husband
and wife, like fish in water, happy. Two represent husband and wife, one for
life and one for two, hand in hand for life, describing the love of husband and
wife and the harmony of people to the environment and the smooth progress of their careers. It is likened to “like a fish in water”. Moreover, the pronunciation of “goldfish” in Chinese is similar to “gold and jade”, that is, the idiom “full of gold and jade”, symbolizing a happy and happy love state, implying a good fortune.

Graceful magnolia (side B)

 The back painting depicts magnolia, which normally represents the purity and elegance, symbolizing noble character and pure heart. In China art, magnolia flowers are often depicted as pure white flowers, showing a fresh and elegant style.

Note: The snuff bottle material is “old pink”, this pink is fired with a special formula and special temperature, pink naturally appears on the inside of the glass, so it is not simply painted with pink paint. Because of the paint smear, the background color of the picture is very “stiff”. However, in 2011, with the death of the last craftsman who made “old pink”, snuff bottles made of “old pink” are no longer produced.