A carved and inside-painted glass snuff bottle
A carved and inside-painted glass snuff bottle
Ye Family Studio, 1916
The rounded rectangular bottle carved to one narrow side with a bamboo, and painted to both main sides with an episodic scene from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, one featuring the story of Liu Bei visiting Zhu Geliang at his cottage, the reverse displaying Huang Chengyan riding a donkey followed by his attendant; signed Ye Zhongsan, dated bingchen (1916).
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high
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A carved and inside-painted glass snuff bottle
Ye Family Studio, 1916
The rounded rectangular bottle carved to one narrow side with a bamboo, and painted to both main sides with an episodic scene from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, one featuring the story of Liu Bei visiting Zhu Geliang at his cottage, the reverse displaying Huang Chengyan riding a donkey followed by his attendant; signed Ye Zhongsan, dated bingchen (1916).
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high