SIGNED MA SHAOXUN, DATED TO JIHAI YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1899

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AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
SIGNED MA SHAOXUN, DATED TO JIHAI YEAR, CORRESPONDING TO 1899
Of flattened, rounded rectangular form, the bottle is finely painted on one side of the interior with a scene depicting a man riding a water buffalo in a river, waving to a scholar standing on the bank, within a rocky landscape. The reverse has an inscription followed by the signature Ma Shaoxuan and a seal reading Shaoxuan.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, jadeite stopper

Provenance

Marjorie Dillon Lonsdale (1920-2005) Collection, Saratosa, Florida.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The inscription is a poem about the Qingming festival, titled Qingming, by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu.

Ma Shaoxuan (1867-1939) was one of the most technically accomplished artists of the Beijing School of snuff-bottle painting. Founded by Zhou Leyuan, The Beijing School included other leading artists such as Ding Erzhong, Ye Zhongsan and Zi Yizi.

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