IP24 A “Filial piety Tan Zi” snuff bottle, Yong Shoutian

Description

IP24 A “Filial piety Tan Zi” snuff bottle, Yong Shoutian

Description:  Chinese amber glass snuff bottle, painted inside by Yong Shoutian (active 1898 – 1926). It should be one of his earliest works, or a work from one of the students of his studio. The motif on this bottle is one of the 24 “Filial piety” stories of the Chinese Classic. The story here is called 鹿乳奉亲….. (Finding deer milk for the parent). For a full description of this motif see our ceramic bottle C26.

Mark:  No marks

Material:  Amber color glass

Size: 52 mm high

Stopper:  Green jadeite stopper

Provenance:  Antiquarian market

References:  See our bottle C26

Notes:  By the style of painting, this bottle too, like the bottle IP16, should be dated to the first period of activity of Yong Shoutian (active 1898 – 1926).