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84 | BONHAMS AN INSIDE-PAINTED ROCK CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE
Ye Family Studio, 1927
The tapered bottle painted to both main sides with an episode
depicting figures at terrace from the Qing dynasty fiction Hong Lou
Meng (Dream of the Red Chamber), inscribed, dated dingmao (1927),
signed Ye Zhongsan, one seal (lacking spoon).
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high
US$2,000 - 3,000
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AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
Chen Zhongsan, 1910
Painted in ink and limted colors on one side depicting two figures
fishing in heavy rain, the reverse showing two additional fishermen
and a scholar reading at a studio, all in a waterscape surrounded by
mountains, one side dated gengshu (1910), signed Chen Zhongsan,
one seal.
2 3/8in (6cm) high
US$1,500 - 2,500
