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PROPERTY FROM THE THE COLLECTION OF
LOIS F. KLOPPENBURG
8000
AN INSIDE-PAINTED CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE
Wang Xisan, 1972
Of rounded square form, the narrow sides carved in relief with lion
mask and mock ring handles, one interior face painted with two
fluffy kittens playing by asters, with one painted seal reading xiao
mao (kittens), the other side painted with two cats, their attention
transfixed by something in the distance, inscribed linu (an ancient
phrase for cat), dated renzi chu chun (early spring 1972), signed
Xisan painted at the Yihu Zhai, followed by two painted seals reading
Xisan and Wang.
2 5/8in (6.6cm) high
$7,000 - 9,000

1972年 王習三内畫水晶「狸奴」鼻煙壺

落款
狸奴壬子初春習三作於一壺齋

Provenance
Y.F. Yang & Co., Hong Kong, 1973

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