Snuifdoos van goud, ovaal en geheel geëmailleerd. Op het deksel en de bodem Chinoiserieën, op de wanden panelen met takken en vogels c. 1900 - 1910

This oval, gold snuffbox shimmers with blue enamel. On top, there’s an entire Chinoiserie scene, tiny figures under a palm tree, all framed by a geometric blue maze. Around the sides, delicate branches and birds in panels, like little windows into another world. I can imagine the goldsmith, hunched over, patiently layering the enamel, firing it, and then starting again. Think about the focus that takes, the tiny brushstrokes, the intense heat. It's almost meditative. I feel a kinship with this anonymous artist. I, too, am trying to create worlds with colour and line. The way the blue pops against the gold, it's like a conversation between light and shadow, between something grounded and something that wants to take flight. It reminds me of the way painters borrow from each other across centuries. We’re all just trying to capture a fleeting moment, make it solid, make it real. It’s an ongoing exchange, where we discover new ways of seeing.