An inside-painted glass snuff bottleWang Xisan, 1963
The compressed globular bottle masterfully painted to the interior with a continuous scene against a earth color-washed ground depicting lively monkeys staring at hovering wasps in a valley with a majestic pine near a waterfall, the hair of the monkeys rendered in a gold tinge; one side inscribed with a title 'Fenghou Tu', dated renyin (1963), signed Wang Xisan, one seal.
2 7/8in (7.3cm) high注脚The combination of monkey and wasp creates a pun in Chinese language as fenghou, which expresses a wish of being promoted to a higher rank.