Bonhams 1793 : An inside-painted crystal 'Beijing opera actor' snuff bottle Liu Shouben, dated 1992

Liu Shouben, dated 1992
One view with an opera actor fully-dressed and ready for performance, the other view with a twenty eight-character long inscription.
6cm high.

Sold for HK$ 52,500 inc. premium

Footnotes

劉守本，1992壬申年作水晶內畫「徐策跑城」鼻煙壺

Provenance 來源:
Y.F. Yang & Co., Hong Kong

'Xuce Paocheng' is a scene from the traditional Beijing opera titled 'Xuegang Fantang'. The long inscription translates 'Zhou Xinfang, also known as Qilin Tong, is a famous Chinese Beijing opera actor which performs the role of an elderly man, acting in the opera Xuce Paocheng'. The other inscription translates 'made by Liu Shouben, the finest of the Jing class, spring of 'renshen' year (1992)', followed by a seal of the artist.