Two inside painted snuff bottlesAttributed to Zhou Leyuan, one dated by inscription to Renchen year (1892)
The first delicately painted to the obverse with a scholars' gathering in a lakeside pavilion, under an inscription bearing date and signature of the artist, the reverse with Immortals; the other with scholars to one side, bearing signature, coral stopper. The tallest: 6.5cm (2 1/2in) high (3).注脚Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent