AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE Chen Zhongsan, 1910AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLEChen Zhongsan, 1910Of rounded rectangular form supported on a splayed oval footrim, with a spreading neck and flat lip; painted in black ink and subdued colors with a continuous hilly landscape strewn with trees and shrubs, one side with a man pulling a rotund, stubborn horse by a rein, the verso featuring a thin old man smoking a pipe walking behind a thin horse proceeding towards a small pond, one side inscribed 'for the approval of Zhenqi, the honorable elder brother', dated gengxu (1910), signed Chen Zhongsan, with one seal painted in red. 2 1/2in (6.4cm) high庚戌年 (1910) 陳仲三 玻璃内畫山間牧馬鼻煙壺一件《陳仲三》款Provenance:Joan and Ted Dorf Collection, no. 20Chen Zhongsan's dated works span the years 1907-1919 and have a recognizable style. This bottle painted relatively early in his career was clearly a commission and as such has been painted both with care and artistry.