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- Dimension: Height: 3 1/8 in (8.1 cm)
- Estimate From: $2500
- Estimate To: $3500
The snuff bottle is of flattened form, with a central medallion featuring an inside painted landscape on both sides, one with author's inscription 'Zhou Le Yuan', the sides finely carved with auspicious bats and clouds in relief; the body is gilt-painted. Qing Dynasty period.
周樂元,北京人,生卒年月不詳,是內畫鼻煙壺的一代宗師。目前已知周樂元最早的內畫鼻煙壺作品創作於光緒八年(1882),而最晚的則是在光緒十九年(1893)。周樂元的內畫作品題材很廣泛、山水人物,花鳥魚蟲、書法等,無不精美,尤其擅長山水畫。 來源:紐約重要藏家提供
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