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277 - 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 (7cm high) (2) Footnote: 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
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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 (7cm high) (2) Footnote: 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
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Asian and Islamic Art - Day OneAuction house
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