Height:8.5cm(3.35in)Width:4.7cm(1.85in)Weight:110g(0.243lb)This snuff bottle is created by Ma Shaoxuan, the master of inside painting in the Republic of China period. Carved from natural crystal, it adopts a regular flat rectangular shape with small mouth and straight neck, fitted with copper rim and a lid topped with turquoise knob. The front side is painted inside with the bust portrait of Zhang Xueliang with vivid realistic expression, accompanied by vertical Chinese characters "Zhang Xueliang" on the left. On the reverse side, there is inscribed regular script poem: "Learning should be self-motivated, not for fame; kindness deserves wholehearted repayment". Dated "Yichou Winter Day, Ma Shaoxuan", with a red seal of character "Ma". Yichou year corresponds to 1925, the prime creative period of Ma Shaoxuan. The exquisite inside painting combines painting and calligraphy, featuring portrait and handwriting. The crystal is transparent with natural patina and well preserved. It bears artistic craftsmanship value and modern historical commemorative significance, being a masterpiece of inside-painted snuff bottle.

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