An inside-painted glass snuff bottle

An inside-painted glass snuff bottle
Bi Rongjiu (1874-1925), 1924
Painted predominantly in soft blue shade to one side with the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove gathering around a rock platform, the reverse depicting a typical landscape retreat with houses emerging behind lush trees, signed Bi Rongjiu, dated jiazi dongyue (winter of 1924), with one seal.
2 7/8in (7.3cm) high