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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
AN INSIDE-PAINTED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
WANG XISAN, BEIJING, PRIOR TO 1970
Details
AN INSIDE-PAINTED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
WANG XISAN, BEIJING, PRIOR TO 1970
The bottle is of flattened, rounded form and painted on the interior on one side with a man seated next to a stream and dipping his feet in the flowing waters. An inscription above states the bottle was painted in Beijing and is followed by a small oval seal, possibly reading yin (seal). The reverse cleverly painted using the dark brown markings of the stone with a scene of a flowing stream in which a boy carrying a stick approaches a water buffalo.
2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm.) high, glass stopper
WANG XISAN, BEIJING, PRIOR TO 1970
The bottle is of flattened, rounded form and painted on the interior on one side with a man seated next to a stream and dipping his feet in the flowing waters. An inscription above states the bottle was painted in Beijing and is followed by a small oval seal, possibly reading yin (seal). The reverse cleverly painted using the dark brown markings of the stone with a scene of a flowing stream in which a boy carrying a stick approaches a water buffalo.
2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Private collection, United States, acquired before 1970.
Brought to you by
Michael Bass
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