AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS 'LANDSCAPE' SNUFF BOTTLE Ye Family Studio, 1929AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS 'LANDSCAPE' SNUFF BOTTLEYe Family Studio, 1929Of upright rectangular form, resting on a splayed oval footrim, its rounded shoulders rising to a cylindrical neck beneath a subtly recessed lip; painted in black ink and watercolors on one side with an early spring scene, depicting a figure rowing his boat towards a bank with houses settled amongst bushes behind lush trees, all against rolling hills in the far distance; dated jisi dongyue (winter of 1929), inscribed 'for the pure enjoyment of Ziqing, the honorable elder brother', signed Ye Zhongsan followed by a red seal mark painted in red; the reverse depicting a lakeside setting, with a horse standing under a willow tree.2 3/8in (6cm) high己巳年 (1929) 玻璃内畫山水人物及柳下單駿圖鼻煙壺一件葉氏家族 《葉仲三》款Provenance:Joan and Ted Dorf Collection, no. 236