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SIGNED YE ZHONGSAN, DATED WUSHEN (1908)
Details
AN INSIDE-PAINTED ROCK CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE
SIGNED YE ZHONGSAN, DATED WUSHEN (1908)
The bottle is decorated on each side with a scene from the novel Liaozhai zhiyi (Strange Tales Recorded by the Studio of Idle Talk) and a short inscription describing the scene, an additional inscription on one side incorporates the cyclical date, wushen, corresponding to 1908, the artist's signature, Ye Zhongsan, and the artist's seal.
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high, rose quartz stopper
SIGNED YE ZHONGSAN, DATED WUSHEN (1908)
The bottle is decorated on each side with a scene from the novel Liaozhai zhiyi (Strange Tales Recorded by the Studio of Idle Talk) and a short inscription describing the scene, an additional inscription on one side incorporates the cyclical date, wushen, corresponding to 1908, the artist's signature, Ye Zhongsan, and the artist's seal.
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high, rose quartz stopper
Provenance
Robert Kleiner, London, 2012.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5306.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5306.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.