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Cataloguer / Sale Coordinator, Chinese Works of Art

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1910-1920 馬少宣 水晶内畫人物肖像及「一路順風」圖鼻煙壺一件
《少宣》畫鈐款
Seal: Shao-Hsuan and inscription Yi Lu Shun Feng (one path, favorable wind)
It is possible that the portrait in this bottle might be that of the Beijing Opera actor, Wang Yao-ch'ing (1882-1954). For a fascinating insight to the art of portrait painting in bottles, see Emily Byrne Curtis, Reflected Glory in a Bottle, New York, 1980, Chapter Seven, pp. 81-94 where a portrait of the male actor, Wang Yao-ch'ing, in female roles is discussed and illustrated. See p. 88, fig. 120 for a possible parallel to ours.