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
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
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