Lot Essay
A bottle with similar subject and painted by Yan Yutian from The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part III, was sold at Christie's New York, 14 September 2016, lot 463.
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SIGNED YAN YUTIAN, DATED YIWEI (1895)
Details
AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
SIGNED YAN YUTIAN, DATED YIWEI (1895)
One side is painted with two figures seated in a pavilion looking out over a river and village, beneath an inscription, yiwei Yan Yutian zuo, followed by a seal, Yutian. The reverse is painted with a cat looking up at two butterflies.
2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) high, quartz stopper
SIGNED YAN YUTIAN, DATED YIWEI (1895)
One side is painted with two figures seated in a pavilion looking out over a river and village, beneath an inscription, yiwei Yan Yutian zuo, followed by a seal, Yutian. The reverse is painted with a cat looking up at two butterflies.
2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) high, quartz stopper
Provenance
The Avon Collection, Amazon Rooks, (prior to 1970).
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2000.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3071
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2000.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3071
Exhibited
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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