SIGNED WANG XISAN, AND DATED TO THE YEAR WUSHEN (1968)

For a discussion of the artist Wang Xisan see Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, the Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 6, Part 1, Hong Kong, 2008, pp. 273-275. The authors note, “As an artistic genius, Wang rapidly became one of the finest of all enamellers, both artistically and technically, that China has ever produced.” The artist shows great artistry in painting both glass snuff bottles and interior-painted snuff bottles. For other examples of inside-painted snuff bottles by the artist see ibid., Vol. 4, Part 2, Hong Kong, 2000, pp. 558-589, nos. 656-667