TWO GLASS AND TORTOISESHELL SNUFFBOTTLES

Description:

China, signed Wu Xizai (1799-1870) and dated bingyin (1986)
H. 5,5-6,5 cm
The glass bottle signed 'bingyin hua' [painted in 1986] and 'bingyin yihuzhai' [studio Yihuzhai in 1986], the tortoiseshell bottle inscribed 'wu rangzhi qingwan' and 'shishenxuan cang', marked at the base 'jinshi cangyin', in the style of Wu Xizai, student of Bao Shichen (1775-1855), who was a skilled calligrapher and seal engraver.
Formerly from a European private collection, acquired prior to 2007
Minor traces of age