Bonhams 1793 : An inside-painted crystal 'figures on horseback' snuff bottle Liu Shouben, dated 1996

Liu Shouben, dated 1996
The wide teardrop shape body with a charging rider on horseback armed with a spear, the other side of the Qianlong Emperor in full ceremonial armour on horseback.
6.1cm high.

Sold for HK$ 60,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

劉守本，1996丙子年作水晶內畫「乾隆」鼻煙壺

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

Both figures are painted in homage to the artworks of the Qing court artist Giuseppe Castiglione. The rider holding a spear is Ayusi, the famous cavalry leader of the Qianlong period whom quelled the Zunghar rebellion. The inscription translates 'Ayusi assaulting the enemy with a spear, made by Liu Shouben, the finest of the Jing class, spring of 'bingzi' year (1996)', followed by a seal of the artist.