Bidspirit auction | Ye Zhongshan Interior-Painted Glass Snuff

Ye Zhongshan Interior-Painted Glass Snuff Bottle - Ye Zhongshan (Chinese, 1875-1945). Reverse-painted glass snuff bottle. Featuring inside-painted scenes depicting a scholar or literati figure strumming a guqin, or seven-stringed Chinese zither. Surmounted by an agate or coral stopper. With two inscriptions, one along each side; one along the upper right and one along the upper left [translate once pics are in]. Height: 3 3/4 in x width: 1 3/4 in x depth: 3/4 in. Condition: To the stopper, there is a minute loss to the agate finial. Light tarnishing along the metal rim and spoon. To the glass bottle, there are no major chips, cracks, or losses. The colors are bold and bright. Accretions gathered along the interior commensurate with use. Light wear along the foot rim, including a minute chip.