PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLEYan Yutian, dated jiwei , corresponding to 1895 The rounded rectangular bottle painted in ink and limited colors, one side depicting a blooming prunus tree rising behind rocks, the upper left signed and dated, with a seal mark painted in red, the reverse painted with chrysanthemums growing from jardinières next to pierced rockwork. 2 1/2in (6.4cm) high Provenance: Acquired in Shanghai between 1934 and 1937, thence by descent