AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLEMeng Zishou Signed and indistinct cyclical date possibly reading xinhai year, corresponding to 1911 Of rounded rectangular shape, painted in a continuous scene with carp, long-tailed goldfish and aquatic fronds below the inscription, signature and seal on one side; stopper. 2 1/2in (6.3cm) high 或為辛亥年（1911） 孟子受 玻璃内畫金玉滿堂鼻烟壺 Provenance: Robert C. Eldred, 25 August 2001, lot 190 Exhibited: International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, New York, 5-9 November 2013, no. 88 For an example depicting very similar fish, see Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, Treasury, Vol. 4, Part 2, Inside Painted , Hong Kong, 2000, pp. 510-511, no. 635 and dated to 1909. See also Christie's New York, The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Part VI, 12 September 2018, lot 655, for a crystal example dated 1909 and also painted with a continuous scene of swimming fish.