California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 September 23, 2017  September 23, 2017

 Lot # 3032 
WANG XISAN: INSIDE-PAINTED CRYSTAL 'CAT' SNUFF BOTTLE    王習三 (1938 - ) 天然水晶內畫狸奴鼻煙壺 1982年作


  • Dimension: Height: 1 5/8 in (4.2 cm)
  • Estimate From: $3500
  • Estimate To: $5500

The snuff bottle finely painted to the interior one one side with a white kitten playing with mantis on the grass, the reverse with a bicolor kitten inside a basket of vegetables, signed Xi San and dated to year of 1982, followed by one seal mark.


此天然水晶內畫鼻煙壺,壺身圓腹,兩側竹節作飾,外部打磨光潔,瑩亮誘人,壺內雙面繪狸奴(貓)像,憨態可掬,整幅用筆流暢,色彩雅緻。畫面左上方書壬戍臘月為狸雙造像習三。 王習三先生1938年生於河北阜城,為冀派內畫開山者,善畫人物山水,題材廣泛,技巧全面。他是當代內畫鼻煙壺界的泰斗,師承葉曉峰、葉峯祺(葉仲三之子)先生,故而王氏亦習得相同的內畫技巧,並且在傳統的內畫基礎上嘗試新的繪畫技巧。其為中國工藝美術大師,並任河北省民間美術研究會主席、習三畫院院長等職務。來源: 洛杉磯 Chino Hills 華裔台籍藏家提供。
Provenance: Private collection, Chino Hills, California