◎Inner-painted Snuff Bottle of Ji School

There are four schools in the field of Chinese inner painting,namely Beijing (Jing),Hebei (Ji),Shandong (Lu) and Guangdong (Yue) Schools.Mr.Wang Xisan,the founder of the Hebei School of inner painting,inherited the painting techniques of the Ye School in Beijing and made three innovations to painting tools,painting techniques and forms,covering brush pen with metal penholder and flexible turning,inner painting with oil paint and series of snuff bottles,gradually forming his own unique painting style,which was called “Ji School” of inner painting in the painting circle.The Ji School of inner painting is famous for its good painting of mountains and rivers,flowers and birds,animals and insects,figures and portraits.Works of Ji School sell well at home and abroad and enjoy a high reputation in the world.Also it is in a leading position among the four major inner painting schools in China.(https://www.daowen.com)