Introduction:
 
Flat shape glass and a bulge decoration on the side are with a brown stopper on the top. This inside painted snuff bottle is the series of Water margin 108 heroes by Huang San.
 
Water margin, 108 heroes is set in the closing years of the Northern Song dynasty, tells of how a group of 108 outlaws gathers at Mount Liang (or Liangshan Marsh) to form a sizable army before they are eventually granted amnesty by the government and sent on campaigns to resist foreign invaders (Liao) and suppress rebel forces (Fang La). It has introduced readers to many of the best-known characters in Chinese literature.
 
The front side is one of the heroes in Water margin. It is a portrait of Shi Xiu. Brought up in Jiankang Prefecture, present-day Nanjing in Jiangsu, Shi Xiu has learned martial arts since childhood. Intolerant of bullying, he often jumps into frays to help the party victimized, even at the risk of his own life. He, therefore, earned the title "Daredevil Third Brother (拼命三郎)" He travels around with his uncle, a tradesman always on the move. After his uncle died, he suffers losses and could not afford the journey home. He ends up in Tianjin, where he makes a living by selling firewood.  He later joins the Liangshan Marsh and later becomes an outlaw and seizing victory for Liangshan. The calligraphy on the reverse side describes Shi Xiu, and his short introduction corresponded to the information.