S17 An inside-painted glass snuff bottle

1970-1975 葉樹英作 水晶內畫蝴蝶菊花紋鼻煙壺

Signed Ye Shuying, ca. 1970-1975

The bottle is of rounded rectangular form and painted with a continuous scene of numerous butterflies hovering above chrysanthemum.
Red seal preceded by the character yin.
6.9 cm high, glass stopper

Provenance: The John and Gerda Reys Collection. Illustrated in the catalogue 'A Private Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles', Feng-Chun Ma Chinese and Japanese Art, Amsterdam 2016, No 16

A glass bottle by Liu Shouben with similar decoration is illestrated by H.Hui in An Addicted dedication, Chinese Snuff Bottles, Christopher Sin's Collection' Vol. II, Hong Kong 2013, pl. 128

S17 1970-1975 葉樹英作 水晶內畫蝴蝶菊花紋鼻煙壺
時代：葉樹英署款，約1970至1975年間。
特徵：壺身描繪眾多蝴蝶圍繞著菊花飛翔。
尺寸：高6.9公分；玻璃頂蓋。