I love the collection : Snuff collection of knowledge 30 speakers(Chinese Edition)

Although snuff bottle was imported goods, China enjoys the reputation of Homeland of Snuff Bottles. Different kinds of snuff bottles prevailed in each social rank in the Qing Dynasty. It not only became the symbol of peoples status, but contained profound traditional manners in mutual treatment of snuff. It is condense of our ancient traditional culture. Snuff bottle can be said to be artistic crystal of our countrys broad and profound culture. It not only integrates painting, calligraphy, and poetry, but contains broader artistic skills of porcelain making, curving, mounting, and glasswork etc. It intensively displays the extraordinary skills and outstanding competence of the ancient craftsmen. On the other side, the technology to produce snuff bottle absorbs the painting of Europe and Arabic countries, the advantages of glass making skills and metal craft, which makes it a beautiful flower of the worlds cultural and arts gallery.