Amber snuff bottle painted on the inside by Liu Shouben (1943–2022) The pear-shaped bottle, flanked by a mask with a ring on each shoulder, is painted on the inside with an egret beneath bamboo on one side and among reeds on the other, with the inscription: 守本 年 北京 – “painted by Shouben – Beijing,” followed by a seal. Carnelian stopper. Height: 6.2 cm Small chip and craquelé surface Provenance: Millon-Jutheau auction, Hôtel Drouot, March 5 and 6, 1985, lot no. 170.