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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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