A rock crystal snuff bottle. 20th century - image-1

Lot 445 Dα

A rock crystal snuff bottle. 20th century

Auction 1034 - overview Cologne
13.06.2014, 14:00 - Chinese Paintings, Works of Art, Porcelain, Ceramics of Art, Snuff Bottle
Estimate: 800 €
Result: 793 € (incl. premium)

A rock crystal snuff bottle. 20th century

A flat, rounded rock crystal snuff bottle painted inside with a scholar seated under a tree raising a glass to the moon. The inscription is an excerpt from a poem by the Song period poet Su Shi: Mingyue jishi you bajiu wen qingtian ("When will the moon be bright and round, Raising the wine and asking the clear sky"). Signed Liu Shouben (born 1943). On the reverse a mountainous landscape with two figures.
Height 6.4 cm

二十世紀 劉守本 鼻煙壺
款識:明月幾時有把酒問青天