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                       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 fsh 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.
                       2º in. (5.7 cm.) high, agate stopper
                       $6,000-8,000
                       PROVENANCE
                       Vanessa F. Holden Collection, New York, 2000.
                       Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2946.
                       EXHIBITED
                       Boston, International Chinese Snuf Bottle Society Convention,
                       The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
                       己酉年(1909)   孟子受作水晶內畫「龍門得意」鼻煙壺





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