Katalognummer: CA0919-310 AN INSIDE-PAINTED CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE, YE ZHONGSAN China, dated winter of Yimao year, corresponding to 1915. The interior of the well carved smoky quartz bottle finely painted with a continuous scene of children in a garden playing blind-man’s-bluff and ring around the Rosie. Signed Ye Zhongsan with one seal, yin, and carved lion masks to both shoulders. Provenance: From the collection of W. B. Tapp (deceased 1992), Bristol, England. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear. Stopper: Glass cabochon in imitation of jadeite, metal spoon Weight: 84.3 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 78 mm. Diameter neck 20 mm and mouth 7 mm Ye began painting his well-known children subjects in 1896 and continued to do so throughout his career. The subject conveys a desire for male progeny and carries a blessing for abundant descendants. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related bottle at Christies New York on September 19th, 2007, in The Meriem Collection of Important Chinese Snuff Bottles, lot 648. 葉仲三内畫水晶鼻烟壺 中國，落款乙卯年，1915。内畫兒童園中戲耍場景。落款“葉仲三”。肩部獅首雙耳。 來源：英國布里斯托W. B. Tapp收藏 (1992去世) 品相：一流 ，僅輕微磨損. 壺蓋：玻璃仿翡翠, 金屬壺勺 重量：84.3 克 含蓋 尺寸：含蓋高 78 毫米；直徑頸部20 毫米及壺嘴 7 毫米 Schätzpreis 估價: € 800 Startpreis 起拍價: € 400 -
Katalognummer: CA0919-310 AN INSIDE-PAINTED CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE, YE ZHONGSAN China, dated winter of Yimao year, corresponding to 1915. The interior of the well carved smoky quartz bottle finely painted with a continuous scene of children in a garden playing blind-man’s-bluff and ring around the Rosie. Signed Ye Zhongsan with one seal, yin, and carved lion masks to both shoulders. Provenance: From the collection of W. B. Tapp (deceased 1992), Bristol, England. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear. Stopper: Glass cabochon in imitation of jadeite, metal spoon Weight: 84.3 grams including stopper Dimensions: Height including stopper 78 mm. Diameter neck 20 mm and mouth 7 mm Ye began painting his well-known children subjects in 1896 and continued to do so throughout his career. The subject conveys a desire for male progeny and carries a blessing for abundant descendants. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related bottle at Christies New York on September 19th, 2007, in The Meriem Collection of Important Chinese Snuff Bottles, lot 648. 葉仲三内畫水晶鼻烟壺 中國，落款乙卯年，1915。内畫兒童園中戲耍場景。落款“葉仲三”。肩部獅首雙耳。 來源：英國布里斯托W. B. Tapp收藏 (1992去世) 品相：一流 ，僅輕微磨損. 壺蓋：玻璃仿翡翠, 金屬壺勺 重量：84.3 克 含蓋 尺寸：含蓋高 78 毫米；直徑頸部20 毫米及壺嘴 7 毫米 Schätzpreis 估價: € 800 Startpreis 起拍價: € 400 -
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