Bonhams 1793 : An inside-painted crystal 'Water Margin' snuff bottle Liu Shouben, dated 1996

Liu Shouben, dated 1996
The wide bottle flanked by a pair of taotie ring handles, painted with a continuous scene of the figures engaged in various leisurely activities.
6.8cm high.

Sold for HK$ 87,500 inc. premium

Footnotes

劉守本，1996丙子年作水晶內畫「水泊梁山」鼻煙壺

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

The legend tells of a group of a hundred and eight heroes gathering at Mount Liang to form a sizable army before granted amnesty by the Emperor and sent on campaigns to resist foreign invaders and suppress rebel forces. The inscription translates 'made by Liu Shouben, the finest of the Jing class, autumn of 'bingzi' year (1996)', followed by a seal of the artist.