Lot Essay
This bottle is signed Ye Xiaosan, which is a hao or sobriquet of Ye Bengqi.
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PROPERTY OF A CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR
AN INSIDE-PAINTED CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE
BOTTLE, 1760-1880; DECORATION, YE BENGQI
Details
AN INSIDE-PAINTED CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE
BOTTLE, 1760-1880; DECORATION, YE BENGQI
The flattened, rounded-rectangular bottle is finely painted on either side with a mountainous landscape. On one side a solitary figure is shown in a sampan floating down a tranquil river. On the reverse a figure holding a staff is shown approaching a footbridge that spans a winding river. An inscription above identifies the painter of the bottle and is followed by an oval seal reading yin (seal).
2¾ in. (6.9 cm.) high, agate and bronze stopper
BOTTLE, 1760-1880; DECORATION, YE BENGQI
The flattened, rounded-rectangular bottle is finely painted on either side with a mountainous landscape. On one side a solitary figure is shown in a sampan floating down a tranquil river. On the reverse a figure holding a staff is shown approaching a footbridge that spans a winding river. An inscription above identifies the painter of the bottle and is followed by an oval seal reading yin (seal).
2¾ in. (6.9 cm.) high, agate and bronze stopper
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong in the 1960s-1970s.
Brought to you by
Michael Bass
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