AN INSIDE-PAINTED ROCK CRYSTAL DOUBLE SNUFF BOTTLE BY YE ZHONGSAN SIGNED YE ZHONGSAN, DATED TO THE SIXTH MONTH OF THE BINGCHEN YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1916, ONE SEAL, YIN

of double-vase ovoid form, each with tapered necks, and supported on small circular footrims, the interior painted in ink and colors with scenes from the 'Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars', one depicting 'Lu Ji Concealing Oranges to Present to his Mother', and the other, 'The Feeling of Filial Piety Moved Heaven', inscribed with a cyclical date corresponding to 1916, signed by Ye Zhongsan, followed by a seal of the artist, yin, wood stand (2)

John Sparks Ltd. London, 1932-1939.

There is a chip on the neck, a stained chip near the foot of one bottle and a polished chip on the edge of the foot. The other has two chips to the base of the neck. There also appears to be some glue residue to the base of both bottles. There are a few minute nicks to the rim of both.
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