For a similar depiction of this famous scene by Ma Shaoxuan see Robert W. L. Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, Hong Kong, 1987, col. pl. 290; Lila S. Perry, Chinese Snuff Bottles, Japan, 1960, col. pl. 138; and Soame Jenyns, Chinese Art III, 1982, no. 2018 for an example from the British Museum, London

This scene depicting the two Qiao sisters, Daqiao and Erqiao, is taken from San Guo Yan Yi (The Romance of the Three Kingdoms). For further discussion of this subject see an article by Gayle Gray Laverlochere, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Source of Snuff Bottle Subjects", The International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, Journal, Spring, 1988, pp. 12-13

For a similar bottle see Christie's New York, December 3, 1992, lot 402