AN INSIDE-PAINTED ROCK CRYSTAL BOTTLEYe Zhongsan Signed and possibly dated wuchen year, corresponding to 1928 The rounded globular bottle of an earlier date, painted on one main face in muted colors with four standing figures at a building entrance below the title, the reverse side with five ladies seated at a table beneath willow and the inscription with date and signature followed by the seal, yin ; stopper. 2 1/4in (5.8cm) high 或為戊辰年（1928） 葉仲三 水晶内畫「紅樓夢」人物鼻烟壺 Provenance: Robert C. Eldred, 24 August 1995 Exhibited: International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, New York, 5-9 November 2013, no. 60 來源： Robert C. Eldred古董行，1995年8月24日 展覽： 國際中國鼻烟壺協會年會，紐約，2013年11月5-9日，號60 The subject depicts a scene from the Hung Lou Meng with Pioyu and his female cousins in the bamboo lodge below willow gathered at a table and a greeting scene on the other. For further discussion of the subject, see Virginia Mead, an article entitled 'Familiar Inspirations', Arts of Asia , Jan-Feb, 1982, pp. 96-106, and un-numbered illustration on p. 103.