AN INSIDE-PAINTED ROCK CRYSTAL 'FIGURAL' SNUFF BOTTLE Ye Family Studio, 1928AN INSIDE-PAINTED ROCK CRYSTAL 'FIGURAL' SNUFF BOTTLEYe Family Studio, 1928The slender rectangular bottle standing on an oval footrim, its sloping shoulders supporting a cylindrical neck, with a flat lip, the interior painted in black ink and soft-toned watercolors on each main side with an episodic scene from the Qing dynasty novel, 'Dreams at the Red Chamber', depicting figures in an interior setting, the narrow sides flanking a pair of faux lion mask-and-ring handles; each side inscribed with the title of the depicted theme, one side dated wuchen heyue (June of 1928), carrying a Ye Zhongsan signature followed by a red seal mark.2 3/8in (6cm) high戊辰年 (1928) 水晶内畫《紅樓夢》人物故事鼻煙壺一件葉氏家族 《葉仲三》款Provenance:Joan and Ted Dorf Collection, no. 139