Snuff Bottle with Figures in Exterior and Interior Settings
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1916
This Chinese glass snuff bottle features inside-painted decoration created by the artist Ma Shaoxuan (1867–1939). Dated to 1916 during the Qing dynasty period designation in the record, the vessel is rendered in clear glass with faceted edges and is fitted with a rounded green stopper. It measures 6.6 × 4.4 × 2.9 cm (2 5/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/8 in.).
The internal pictorial decoration depicts human figures in a setting with furniture, rendered in polychrome pigments alongside painted calligraphy and a small red seal mark on the upper portion of the bottle's face. The execution utilizes the reverse-glass painting technique applied through the narrow neck of the vessel.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Glass with inside-painted decoration
- Dimensions
- 6.6 × 4.4 × 2.9 cm (2 5/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/8 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Ma Shaoxuan (Chinese, 1867-1939), China
- Place recorded
- China
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Snuff Bottle with Figures in Exterior and Interior Setings
- Museum object number
- 1925.1188
Catalogue references
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