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SIGNED WANG XISAN
Details
AN INSIDE-PAINTED 'ANIMALS' AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
SIGNED WANG XISAN
The interior is painted to one side with three pandas at play and to the reverse with two antelope on a rocky ledge. The bottle is inscribed with the artist's name and a seal. The stone is of a smoky translucent tone.
3 in. (7.1 cm.) high
SIGNED WANG XISAN
The interior is painted to one side with three pandas at play and to the reverse with two antelope on a rocky ledge. The bottle is inscribed with the artist's name and a seal. The stone is of a smoky translucent tone.
3 in. (7.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's Australia, 26 October 2011, lot 488 (one of two).
Property of an important private Asian collector.
Property of an important private Asian collector.
Special notice
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