A Chinese inside-painted smoky quartz snuff bottle 20th century

the compressed pear-shaped body decorated with a fisherman by a lake, the reverse with a farmer riding on a buffalo's back, signed Wang Xisan (b.1938), the stopper with a coral cabochon, signed Wang Xisan (b.1938), (2), 7cm high, Born in 1938, Wang Xisan (Wang Ruicheng) was a pupil of Ye Bengqi, son of the celebrated Beijing school artist Ye Zhongsan. From the late 1950s, Wang developed a highly accomplished practice in both enamelled glass and inside-painted snuff bottles, establishing a distinctive style characterised by refined technique and a sophisticated pictorial vocabulary. For a detailed discussion of Wang Xisan and his work, see Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, 'A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection', vol. 6, part 1, Hong Kong, 2008, pp. 273-275, where the authors recognise Wang as an exceptionally accomplished artist and enameller, both in technical execution and artistic achievement. This lot is offered without reserve. 二十世纪 王习三作 烟晶内画渔牧图鼻烟壶, 烟晶, Condition Report, Condition Report, Minute chips to rim. A crack from shoulder to body. Request A Condition Report, Request A Condition Report

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