Snuff Bottles from the Christopher Sin Collection
An inside-painted rock crystal 'landscape' snuff bottle By Zhou Leyuan, dated xinchen year, corresponding to 1891 | 壬辰年 (1892年) 周樂元作水晶內畫山水駿馬圖鼻煙壺 《周樂元》款
Auction Closed
March 20, 05:40 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
題識：
壬辰臘月寫於京師藕香齋 周樂元
印文：
樂元
Height 2⅛ in., 5.3 cm
Heavenly Creations, University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2005, cat. no. 328.
展覽：
《天地造化》，香港大學美術博物館，香港，2005年，編號328
Humphrey Hui, An Addicted Dedication: Chinese Snuff bottles Christopher Sin's Collection, vol. II, Hong Kong, 2013, pl. 20.
出版：
許建勳，《An Addicted Dedication: Chinese Snuff bottles Christopher Sin's Collection》，卷二，香港，2013年，圖版20
The present rock crystal snuff bottle is painted with two beautifully rendered scenes. The face of the bottle features a peaceful river with a fisherman on a sampan. The figure sits calmly between a pair of pine trees and a rocky mountainscape. On the reverse, a horse is illustrated beneath a pine tree with mountains in the backdrop. The imagery of a horse under a tree connotes longevity while the horse itself is a symbol for steadfastness.