Signed Ma Shaoxuan, cyclically dated to 1915 and of the period|Of rectangular form carved with mythical beast-heads on the shoulders issuing loop handles on the sides, the interior of one face painted with a luohan meditating on a sutra seated under a gnarled pine tree beside a recumbent deer, signature of the artist and inscription, the reverse side depicting another luohan seated in quiet contemplation beside a cliff, box. 9.2cm (3 5/8in) high. (2).|民國四年(1915年) 馬少宣款玻璃內畫羅漢禪坐圖鼻煙壺Provenance: a distinguished Asian private collection來源： 顯貴亞洲私人收藏The inscription reads:袁世凱大總統賞鑒Which may be translated as:For the appreciation of President Yuan Shikai