This work was created by Ms. Li Shaoyue

Height 9CM，Width 5 CM

Working hours: 401h

Main picture: Peony

The obverse of the snuff bottle depicts a blooming peony flower. Peony symbolizes wealth, good fortune and beautiful love in Chinese traditional culture. The peony flowers in the painting are full and colorful, and the delicate strokes vividly and beautifully express the peony flowers. The petals are layered and the leaves are green, in sharp contrast to the gorgeous flowers, showing a natural beauty. The inscription “Peony” on one side of the pot body is simple and powerful, echoing the theme of the picture, adding to the artistic value and cultural connotation of the work.

On the right side of the picture, Ms. Li Shaoyue’s signature “Shaoyue”

Sub-picture:peony

The reverse of the snuff bottle also depicts a peony flower, but the layout is slightly different, showing different poses of flowers and leaves. Delicate painting makes every petal and leaf lifelike, as if you can feel the softness of flowers and the veins of leaves. The peony flowers in the picture are more colorful and layered, and the whole picture is full of vitality and natural atmosphere. The inscription on one side of the pot echoes the front, making the whole work more holistic and harmonious.

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.