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Western themes in Chinese design.
When a conspicuously Western motif appears in (or on) a Chinese object of the Qing dynasty, our curiosity is at once aroused--especially if the object was made for Chinese, not Western, consumption. A case in point is the extraordinary porcelain snuff bottle shown in Plate II, which was made at the imperial kilns of Jingdezhen. Enameled on one side is a bizarre scene: the young Queen Victoria sits enthroned amid a group of bearded courtiers, one of whom kneels to kiss her hand.
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This snuff bottle is one of several examples recorded in major collections (1) and is ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Western themes in Chinese design.