M1668
£1,200
Description
Chinese inside glass painted snuff bottle with a peacock and peahen perched on a large branch of pine looking down at the rising moon, the reverse with a blue ground fan painted with two orioles amongst flowering magnolia, each side with a phrase signed by Sun Jijie and dated 1971.
6.2 cm high without stopper.
Glass stopper.
Condition
Excellent.
Provenance & Additional Information
- Formerly in the collection of Michael J. Kaynes.
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