AN INSIDE-PAINTED CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE
SIGNED YE ZHONGSAN, YE FAMILY, APRICOT GROVE STUDIO, BEIJING, DATED WINTER MONTH IN THE RENXU YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1922
Of compressed rounded form, the narrow sides carved with mask and fixed-ring handles, finely painted on one side with Liu Bei on muleback, the reverse with a scene depicting the return of Huang Chengyan to the hut of Zhuge Liang, glass stopper
2 9/16 in. (6.4 cm.) high
AN INSIDE-PAINTED CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE
SIGNED YE ZHONGSAN, YE FAMILY, APRICOT GROVE STUDIO, BEIJING, DATED WINTER MONTH IN THE RENXU YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1922
Of compressed rounded form, the narrow sides carved with mask and fixed-ring handles, finely painted on one side with Liu Bei on muleback, the reverse with a scene depicting the return of Huang Chengyan to the hut of Zhuge Liang, glass stopper
2 9/16 in. (6.4 cm.) high
