An Inside-Painted Glass Bottle
Signed Chen Zhongsan, circa 1915-1920
Of flattened rounded rectangular shape, painted in a delicate palette of blue, grisaille and sepia tones below the inscription with a continuous scene of grasshoppers, praying mantis, ladybugs, and butterflies with radish and cabbage amidst a rocky outcropping, stopper
26in. (5.9cm.) high
Lot Essay
The inscription includes a dedication to Yu Ting followed by an indecipherable seal.
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