AN EXTREMELY RARE INSIDE PAINTED CALLIGRAPHIC GLASS BOTTLE

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AN EXTREMELY RARE INSIDE PAINTED CALLIGRAPHIC GLASS BOTTLE
BY YIRU JUSHI, 1820-1870

Of rectangular shape, carved on the narrower sides with mask handles dividing six vertical lines of inscription on the broader sides, small possible chip polish at rim, stopper

Provenance

Albert Pyke Collection, Los Angeles

Lot Essay

The poem alludes to the carving and inscription of snuff bottles
Yiru Jushi was an important 'early school' artist once confused with Gan Xuanwen