AN INSIDE-PAINTED 'BOYS' SNUFF BOTTLE Ye Zhongsan, dated bingchen year (1916) and of the period (2)

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AN INSIDE-PAINTED 'BOYS' SNUFF BOTTLE Ye Zhongsan, dated bingchen year (1916) and of the period Painted with a continuous scene of boys at play in nature, inscribed to one side with bingchen xingyue yezhongsan zuo, stopper. 7.3cm (2 7/8in) high. (2). Footnotes: 葉仲三一九一六年玻璃内畫童子鼻烟壺「丙辰杏月葉仲三作」款 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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AN INSIDE-PAINTED 'BOYS' SNUFF BOTTLE Ye Zhongsan, dated bingchen year (1916) and of the period (2)

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