AN INSIDE PAINTED GLASS 'LANDSCAPE AND GOLDFISH' SNUFF BOTTLEZhou Leyuan, circa 1890 Set on a gently tapering oval footrim, thepressed body rising to a cylindrical neck with flattened lip, painted to one side with a pavilion nestling below gnarled pine trees, a solitary fisherman on a riverbank to the right, the river snaking into the distance beneath wispy clouds, the reverse with four fan-tailed goldfish amongst aquatic plants and below trailing branches, inscribed 'Leyuan Zhou' with one seal (yuan yin) and 'Painted at the capital', stopper. 6.5cm (2 1/2in) high. (2). Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 For a similar bottle by Zhou Leyuan, see, Robert Hall, 'Chinese Snuff Bottles III', page 59, no. 36. Also Hong Kong, 25 May 2011, lot 121. See also 'Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Mary and George Bloch', Robert Kleiner, 1987, p. 201, no. 268. The classic landscape on this bottle with its gnarled pine trees, dramatic receding countryside and solitary fisherman is typical of Zhou Leyuan. The reverse of the bottle painted with goldfish (yu) refers to abundance. A pond full of goldfish is a rebus for 'jinyu mantang', implying a wish for one's household to be filled with wealth. Provenance : Purchased from Robert Hall, 5th October 2005. Emily Byrne Curtis Robert Hall, London Published : Friedman, Pamela, 'Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Pamela R Lessing Friedman Collection', page 140 no. 116.