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Snuffbox with stopper, Ma Shaoxuan 1869–1939, by Ma craftsman; snuffbox vessel, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911; materials and decoration: bottles, mountains, landscapes, inscriptions; dated winter 1906 bingwu, fire horse year; dimensions: height 7.0 cm, width 3.6 cm, depth 1.7 cm; place of origin: China., A small transparent bottle with a painted landscape scene visible inside shows mountains, trees, a few buildings, and a few small human figures, with colors including beige, brown, green, blue, and touches of red and black, and beside the bottle lies a round stopper featuring a bright red top set in a metallic base with colors including red and brass.

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Keywords

Snuffbox stopper Ma Shaoxuan 1869–1939 Ma craftsman snuffbox vessel Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 materials decoration bottles mountains landscapes inscriptions dated winter 1906 bingwu fire horse year dimensions height 7.0 cm width 3.6 cm depth 1.7 cm place origin China small transparent bottle painted landscape scene visible inside trees buildings small human figures colors beige brown green blue touches red black beside bottle lies round stopper featuring bright red top set metallic base brass.