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A VERY RARE INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
SIGNED MA SHAOXUAN, DATED FOURTH MONTH OF THE GENGZI YEAR (1900), BEIJING, WITH SEAL SHAOXUAN
A VERY RARE INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE SIGNED MA SHAOXUAN, DATED FOURTH MONTH OF THE GENGZI YEAR (1900), BEIJING, WITH SEAL SHAOXUAN Of flattened form with concave lip and recessed, convex oval foot surrounded by a footrim, painted in ink and watercolors with a portrait of Tan Xinpei in the role of Qin Qiong in Mai Ma ( Selling the Horse ) and on the other with an excerpt from the 'Lanting Preface' preceded by the date 'fourth month of the gengzi year (corresponding to 1900) ' and followed by the signature Ma Shaoxuan , with seal Shaoxuan , jadeite stopper with vinyl collar 2 in. (6.27 cm.) high