Late 20th Century Extra Large Inside Painted Snuff Bottle After a Famous Chinese Painting

Description

he inside painted bottle illustrates two scenes from a long handscroll by Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145) of the Northern Song Dynasty. … more he inside painted bottle illustrates two scenes from a long handscroll by Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145) of the Northern Song Dynasty. The title is Along the River During the Qingming Festival 清明上河圖. The hand painted scroll recorded the daily lives of citizens of Kaifeng and their activities celebrating the Qingming Festival. The painting theme has become a vernacular vocabulary, having the images affixed on coffee mugs, teapots, placemats, and other objects in the home.

This snuff bottle has an incredibly beautiful stopper made of gold filigree (gold filled or gold plated wires).

Age: Post 1970's
Size: 4.25 " x 1/25" x 4/5" high less