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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 915507, member: 2844&quot;]Awake now, but I&#039;m afraid I am going to have to disappoint you, I can&#039;t add much to what Bronwen has already said.</p><p>It is an inside painted bottle, not antique, not by a top artist, but nicely painted by an accomplished artist. Could we see the stopper and spoon?</p><p>I don&#039;t read Chinese, so I can&#039;t help with the signature or text.</p><p><br /></p><p>Inside painting is a relatively late development in snuff bottles, and you rarely find an antique one. But in recent decades it has developed into an amazing art form, which is taught in Chinese art academies. </p><p>Feast your eyes on these:</p><p><a href="http://snuffbottlecollector.com/wang_sijia/animals.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://snuffbottlecollector.com/wang_sijia/animals.htm" rel="nofollow">http://snuffbottlecollector.com/wang_sijia/animals.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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