AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS 'FIGURAL' SNUFF BOTTLE Zhou Shaoyuan, 1904AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS 'FIGURAL' SNUFF BOTTLEZhou Shaoyuan, 1904The upright rectangular bottle with rounded corners, standing on a splayed oval footrim, with a spreading neck and flat lip; the interior painted in understated colors on one side with an elegant display of vessels containing flowering branches and a miniature pine tree near a dramatically shaped, artful rock, the reverse depicting a contemplative lakeside landscape, with a lone horse standing on the bank; dated jiachen dongri (winter of 1904), signed Zhou Shaoyuan followed by one red seal mark. 2 5/8in (6.7cm) high甲辰年 (1904) 周少元 玻璃内畫山水駿馬及盆景雅石鼻煙壺一件《周少元》款Provenance:Joan and Ted Dorf Collection, no. 22Zhou Shaoyuan was reputed to be a nephew of Zhou Leyuan with his painting years from extant bottles being 1901-1909. This bottle was painted in the fourth year of his known works and exhibits the influence of his uncle, clearly echoing the style of his elder. Although Zhou's calligraphy did not reach the artistic heights of his uncle's work, it is nevertheless competent for an inside-painted artist.