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THE ROUNDED SNUFF BOTTLE, SIGNED YE ZHONGSAN, DATED CHONGYANG OF JIHAI YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO THE NINTH DAY OF THE NINTH MONTH OF 1899THE CONJOINED SNUFF BOTTLE, SIGNED MA SHAOXUAN, DATED THE THIRD MONTH OF DINGYOU YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1897THE SLENDER SNUFF BOTTLE, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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TWO CRYSTAL INSIDE-PAINTED SNUFF BOTTLES AND A GLASS INSIDE-PAINTED SNUFF BOTTLE
THE ROUNDED SNUFF BOTTLE, SIGNED YE ZHONGSAN, DATED CHONGYANG OF JIHAI YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO THE NINTH DAY OF THE NINTH MONTH OF 1899
THE CONJOINED SNUFF BOTTLE, SIGNED MA SHAOXUAN, DATED THE THIRD MONTH OF DINGYOU YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1897
THE SLENDER SNUFF BOTTLE, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The rounded snuff bottle is decorated with a scene of Zhong Kui travelling with his sister, accompanied by demons, it is dated and signed by the artist with one seal. Each bottle of the conjoined snuff bottle is decorated with a floral scene to one side and a poem and signed to the reverse, with one seal. The slender snuff bottle is painted with a bird perched on a branch to one side and a four line poem to the reverse which is dated winter of bingchen year, and signed with one seal.
The largest 2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) high
THE ROUNDED SNUFF BOTTLE, SIGNED YE ZHONGSAN, DATED CHONGYANG OF JIHAI YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO THE NINTH DAY OF THE NINTH MONTH OF 1899
THE CONJOINED SNUFF BOTTLE, SIGNED MA SHAOXUAN, DATED THE THIRD MONTH OF DINGYOU YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1897
THE SLENDER SNUFF BOTTLE, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The rounded snuff bottle is decorated with a scene of Zhong Kui travelling with his sister, accompanied by demons, it is dated and signed by the artist with one seal. Each bottle of the conjoined snuff bottle is decorated with a floral scene to one side and a poem and signed to the reverse, with one seal. The slender snuff bottle is painted with a bird perched on a branch to one side and a four line poem to the reverse which is dated winter of bingchen year, and signed with one seal.
The largest 2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Property from a private collection.