An inside-painted rock crystal snuff bottle
Ye Zhongsan, 1898
The well-hollowed rectangular bottle supported on an oval foot ring, with a cylindrical neck, recessed lip, the interior painted on one side with two horses standing under a tree in spring mist, the reverse painted with a figure crossing a bridge on a donkey towards a house nestled in trees, with gently rolling hills in the distance, dated wushu zhong chun (midspring of 1898), signed Ye Zhongsan, one seal marked enameled in red.
2 5/16in (5.8cm) high