Item description / significance
This is an inside-painted (inner-painted, reverse painted) glass ball depicting two dragons chasing a pearl.
Bought where
in China on Xianyu, the Chinese second-hand marketplace app (from a seller in Beijing)
Age and origin
Painted in 2000, according to the inscription, probably Hengshui, Hebei Province, in northern China
What I like about it
What attracted me is that the quality of the painting (the level of detail) is high. Also, it’s dragons!
See below for information on the inscription and photos of this sphere, including photos from the seller.
Inscription
The inscription begins at the top right.
First it describes the subject: 二龍戏珠, Èr lóng xì zhū, Two dragons play (with a) pearl.
Then (probably?) it has the year and something else. I think there are four characters there. The first two, Siqi says are 庚辰, gēngchén, 2000.
Finally, it carries a message: 教師節快樂, Jiàoshī jié kuàilè, Happy Teacher’s Day!
My photos
Seller’s photos
