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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√ in. (7.3 cm.) high, rose quartz stopper

$3,500-4,500

PROVENANCE

Robert Kleiner, London, 2012.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 5306.
戊申年(1908)
葉仲三作水晶内畫聊齋人物故事圖鼻煙壺

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THREE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1820-1910
The frst, 1830-1880, is a rare bottle molded
with precious treasures and decorated in
famille rose enamels. The second, 1820-
1860, is decorated with famille rose enamels
depicting a female immortal and a deer near
a heavenly pavilion. The third, 1840-1910, is
decorated with three green and black dragons
chasing a faming pearl on a yellow ground.

2, 3º and 2√ in. (5.2, 8.3 and 7.3 cm.) high,
jadeite, tourmaline and tiger’s eye stoppers (3)

$2,000-3,000

PROVENANCE

First bottle:
Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong
Kong, 1999.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 2786.
Second bottle:
Robert Kleiner, London, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 4886.
Third bottle:
Rachelle R. Holden Collection.
Vanessa F. Holden Collection, New York,
2002.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 3387.
1820-1910年 瓷胎鼻煙壺三件

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