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SIGNED MA SHAOXIAN, DATED JIHAI (1899)
Details
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
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
Provenance
Robert Kleiner, London, 2012.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5305.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5305.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.