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SIGNED MENG ZISHOU, BEIJING, DATED JIYOU (1909)
Details
AN INSIDE-PAINTED CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE
SIGNED MENG ZISHOU, BEIJING, DATED JIYOU (1909)
The clear crystal bottle is painted with a continuous scene of gold fish and carp, and some smaller minnows amidst water weeds. An inscription describing the scene on one side includes the artist's name and the cyclical date.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high, agate stopper
SIGNED MENG ZISHOU, BEIJING, DATED JIYOU (1909)
The clear crystal bottle is painted with a continuous scene of gold fish and carp, and some smaller minnows amidst water weeds. An inscription describing the scene on one side includes the artist's name and the cyclical date.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high, agate stopper
Provenance
Vanessa F. Holden Collection, New York, 2000.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2946.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2946.
Exhibited
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Andrew Lick