1897年 玻璃內畫「鶴鹿同春」圖鼻煙壺 葉仲三畫

《 丁酉清和寫於京師，葉仲三 》款 「畫印」印

Hugh Moss、Victor Graham 及曾嘉寶，《A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection》，卷4，香港，2000年，編號513

Bottle: Minute nibbles to the inner lip and a small chip to the outer footrim. A polished chip in the neck. Small surface scratches and abrasions. Painting: studio condition.
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Here is a typical Zhou Leyuan subject, even to the mist-enshrouded far landscape; moreover, the main subject set on high ground allowing the viewer to look down into the distant landscape, as in Sale 2, lot 66, by Zhou. It is painted in the blue palette also adopted from Zhou, but into it Ye has introduced a deer, a subject never painted by Zhou and rarely painted by Ye, although he does it with consummate skill. It is superbly done, with lovely detailing and charming personality. Given Ye’s propensity for repeating himself, it is surprising that the success of this image did not encourage him to produce it more often.