A fine Chinese inside-painted snuff bottle, meticulously hand-painted on both sides and decorated with rich gold leaf borders featuring floral motifs.
Dimensions: 80 mm (H) x 45 mm (W) x 20 mm (D)
Medium: Inside-painted glass with gold leaf borders
Red square seal and inscription
Front Scene:
Depicting two elegantly dressed women in a garden with birds flying overhead and a playful cat at their feet. The delicate brushwork captures the intimacy of daily life and natural beauty.
Reverse Scene:
Featuring a striking landscape of towering mountains, cascading waterfalls, a scholar’s pavilion, and a lone boatman in the water.
This snuff bottle exemplifies the traditional Chinese art of inside painting requiring exceptional skill to reverse-paint images through the small bottle’s neck.