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TWO INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES

SIGNED BAI LANGCHEN (1894-1940) AND YAN YUTIAN, DATED WUXU YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1898

    Price Realised GBP 1,875
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    GBP 1,500 - GBP 3,000
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    TWO INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES

    SIGNED BAI LANGCHEN (1894-1940) AND YAN YUTIAN, DATED WUXU YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1898

    Price Realised GBP 1,875
    Price Realised GBP 1,875
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    One snuff bottle is painted to both sides with butterflies in flight above flowers. One side is signed with the artist's name and a seal. The second bottle is decorated with a scene of an eagle and bear amongst rocks, representing the homonym for hero, yingxiong and is dated and inscribed with the artist's name and one seal.
    The largest, 2.5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) high


    Literature
    Christopher Randall, Masterpieces of miniature art: Zihu Studio the K.H. Yoe collection of Chinese snuff bottles, Hong Kong, 2009, no. 121 and 131.
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    Christopher Randall Collection.
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