AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
SIGNED MA SHAOXIAN, DATED JIHAI (1899)
The bottle is decorated on each side with a scene from The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and an inscription, one of which describes the scene depicted, the other one incorporates a cyclical date, jihai, followed by the artist's signature, Ma Shaoxian, and the artist's seal.
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) high, glass stopper
AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
SIGNED MA SHAOXIAN, DATED JIHAI (1899)
The bottle is decorated on each side with a scene from The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and an inscription, one of which describes the scene depicted, the other one incorporates a cyclical date, jihai, followed by the artist's signature, Ma Shaoxian, and the artist's seal.
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) high, glass stopper
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