Lot Essay
The second inscription includes a dedication to Zan Chen with a seal, yuan yin.
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SIGNED ZHOU LEYUAN AND DATED XINMAO YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1891, MENGQIU MONTH (7TH MONTH)
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An Inside-Painted Glass Bottle
Signed Zhou Leyuan and dated Xinmao year, corresponding to 1891, Mengqiu month (7th month)
Of flattened rounded rectangular shape, delicately painted primarily in tones of pale blue and grisaille with a crane standing amidst pine and flowering peony below an inscription, the reverse with a trio of chicks beneath willow branches, with an inscription to the left, stopper
2½in. (6.4cm.) high
Signed Zhou Leyuan and dated Xinmao year, corresponding to 1891, Mengqiu month (7th month)
Of flattened rounded rectangular shape, delicately painted primarily in tones of pale blue and grisaille with a crane standing amidst pine and flowering peony below an inscription, the reverse with a trio of chicks beneath willow branches, with an inscription to the left, stopper
2½in. (6.4cm.) high