both sides painted in muted colors with trees in the foreground and atmospheric mountains in the distance, one side inscribed Yuan Daoren qing shang (for the pure enjoyment of Yuan Daoren), the other side dated and signed with the location where the bottle was painted, Ouxiang Shuxuan (Fragrant Lotus Root Studio) with one seal reading Yuan yin

There are scattered minute nicks to the rim. One small section of the rim is slightly polished. There are light scratches to the surface. There is a small chip to the foot.
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For other examples of inside painted snuff bottles by Zhou Leyuan with similar mountains in the background see Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Vol. 4, Part I, Inside Painted, Hong Kong, 2000, nos. 471-473.