Scholar Object: Painted Porcelain Paper Weight inscripted with ZhusanA traditional Chinese ink painting is done on paper and a paper weight is a must have object. My grandfather Tse Kapo practised Chinese calligraphy everyday and on warm days he would do his calligraphy outside. A paperweight, or paperweights were crucial on windy days to protect his paper from blowing away. He would love this porcelain paper weight painted with a traditional Chinese Snow Scape. The style is the Southern School of landscape painting,

The bottle is well hollowed and could be a floater

75 inch deep x 2

The agate bottle has bands of grey

5 inches deep and 12

Its neck is encased in silver

Dating: Early 20 centuryDimensions: 7 inches wide

it was done by an individual artist who created this unique composition

the ends and the middle

I spent five years in graduate studies at the University of Chicago

It is indeed a beautifully executed snuff bottle

The snuff bottle has a unique form

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