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Lot 39
A Chinese Inside Painted Glass 'Longevity' Snuff Bottle, Ma Shaoxuan, Dated 1899
馬少宣己亥年（1899）節錄《九成宮》百歲圖玻璃內畫鼻煙壺
馬少宣己亥年（1899）節錄《九成宮》百歲圖玻璃內畫鼻煙壺
Sale 2046 - Asian Works of Art
Mar 21, 2025
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$9,600
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Lot Description
A Chinese Inside Painted Glass 'Longevity' Snuff Bottle, Ma Shaoxuan, Dated 1899
馬少宣己亥年（1899）節錄《九成宮》百歲圖玻璃內畫鼻煙壺
馬少宣己亥年（1899）節錄《九成宮》百歲圖玻璃內畫鼻煙壺
Signed Ma Shaoxuan (1867-1937), dated Mid-Spring in the Jihai Year, corresponding to 1899
Well hollowed and nicely painted to both sides, decorated with baisui (longevity) painting and quote from Jiu cheng gong Liquan ming, dated spring in lunar year Jihai, corresponding to 1899, signed seal impression by Ma Shaoxuan.
Note:
Similar example, see Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I and Part II Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, Christie's New York, March 24-25, 2011, sale 2427 lot 1578
款識：己亥（1899）仲春。維貞觀六年孟夏之月，皇帝避暑乎九成之宮，此則隨之仁壽宮也。冠山抗殿，絕壑為池。節錄。馬少宣。
鈐印：少宣
Height with stopper 2 5/8 in., 6.7 cm.
Property from the Collection of Jay R. Butterman, New York, New York
This lot is located in New York.