AN INSIDE PAINTED GLASS 'CAT AND INSECT' SNUFF BOTTLE YAN YUTIAN, 1895-1903

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Painted to one side with a cat and insect, the other side with an arrangement of prunus blossom amongst classical antiques, two- character inscription and seal of the artist (AW243) 6cm Provenance: Robert Kleiner, 5th October 1999 Kleiner comments: 'Cats are a very rare subject on inside-painted snuff bottles of the Beijing school of 1880-1910 and this appears to be the only recorded example by Yan Yutian, one of the most highly regarded artists of the period (See 'Treasures from the Sanctum of Enlightened Respect' No. 236 for this subject by Zhou Leyuan, from 1892' TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

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