1891年 玻璃內畫「公雞圖」鼻煙壺 周樂元作 《辛卯槑月寫於京師 周樂元》款

of compressed rectangular form, intricately painted with a cockerel amidst rockwork, the reverse with a boy on a water buffalo, inscribed in kaishu 'Written in the city in the meiyue (prunus month, the 4th) of the xinmao year' with red seal of the artist

There is a miniscule chip to the outer lip of the mouth.There is general surface wear to the exterior. There is minor smudging and loose paint on the reverse side of the bottle.
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參考一近似作例，周樂元製，1891年款，正面內畫公雞圖，反面飾梅花瑞鳥，錄Hugh Moss、Victor Graham 及曾嘉寶，《A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection》，卷4，香港，2000年，編號492。曾售香港邦瀚斯2011年5月25日，編號22。