AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS ‘LANTING XU’ SNUFF BOTTLE SIGNED LIU SHOUBEN, DATED BINGZI YEAR (1996)

painted with a scholar scene and inscribed around the upper section with the text of Lanting Xu (‘Preface to the Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion’), signed and dated Bingzi xiari jingmen yipin Liu Shouben, stopper

Good condition.
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Born in 1943, Liu Shouben, a native of Beijing is a major figure in contemporary inside-painted snuff bottles in China. He took an apprenticeship under two of Ye Zhongsan's sons, Ye Xiaofeng and Ye Fengqi. Although classically trained in the style of the Ye family, he has developed his own unique style over the years.