TABATIÈRE EN CRISTAL DE ROCHE PEINT À L'INTÉRIEUR SIGNÉE MA SHAOXUAN, DATÉE 1898 |

rectangulaire aux angles arrondis, bien évidée, un côté finement peint à l'intérieur d'un décor intitulé Lian Ke Ji Di figurant un oiseau et une libellule volant autour de lotus, l'autre côté inscrit d'un poème signé Mao Shaoxuan et daté de l'an wuxu, correspondant à 1898 (2)

The snuff bottle is well hollowed. There is a ca. 0.2 cm shallow chip to the foot ring. There is a minute nick to the outer rim. There are light scratches to the inside. The stopper may have been later added.
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