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Chinese snuff bottles / Robert Kleiner.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Images of AsiaPublisher: Hong Kong ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994Description: vi, 74 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of col. plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0195857569
  • 9780195857566
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 730.0951 20
LOC classification:
  • NK9507 .K49 1994
Online resources:
Contents:
Chronological Table of the Qing Dynasty Reigns -- Introduction -- 1. A Brief History of Snuff-taking and the Snuff Bottle in China -- 2. Metal and Enamelled Snuff Bottles -- 3. Glass Snuff Bottles -- 4. Porcelain and Other Ceramic Snuff Bottles -- 5. Snuff Bottles of Jade, Chalcedony, and Other Hard Stones -- 6. Snuff Bottles of Organic Origin -- 7. Inside-painted Snuff Bottles -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: "Among the most beautiful of the world's art forms are Chinese snuff bottles, miniature bottle-shaped flasks, often of astounding intricacy and tactile appeal, which were made for court and subsequently popular use during the Qing Dynasty. Within the last 20 years or so, snuff bottles have been collected by an increasingly wide circle of enthusiasts. While recent research has led to a number of discussions of the topic, the collecting of snuff bottles remains an area within which the unwary may be trapped, particulary as the spectacular rise in value of these small items has proved a spur to the skilled faker.; ; Illustrated with 24 full-colour and 16 black-and-white plates, this book serves as a useful and entertaining introduction to the collecting of snuff bottles. After tracing the history of snuff in Chinese culture, the author surveys the many styles of snuff bottles, dividing them by materials and methods of decoration used."--Publisher description.
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Maps on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 68-70) and index.

Chronological Table of the Qing Dynasty Reigns -- Introduction -- 1. A Brief History of Snuff-taking and the Snuff Bottle in China -- 2. Metal and Enamelled Snuff Bottles -- 3. Glass Snuff Bottles -- 4. Porcelain and Other Ceramic Snuff Bottles -- 5. Snuff Bottles of Jade, Chalcedony, and Other Hard Stones -- 6. Snuff Bottles of Organic Origin -- 7. Inside-painted Snuff Bottles -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.

"Among the most beautiful of the world's art forms are Chinese snuff bottles, miniature bottle-shaped flasks, often of astounding intricacy and tactile appeal, which were made for court and subsequently popular use during the Qing Dynasty. Within the last 20 years or so, snuff bottles have been collected by an increasingly wide circle of enthusiasts. While recent research has led to a number of discussions of the topic, the collecting of snuff bottles remains an area within which the unwary may be trapped, particulary as the spectacular rise in value of these small items has proved a spur to the skilled faker.; ; Illustrated with 24 full-colour and 16 black-and-white plates, this book serves as a useful and entertaining introduction to the collecting of snuff bottles. After tracing the history of snuff in Chinese culture, the author surveys the many styles of snuff bottles, dividing them by materials and methods of decoration used."--Publisher description.

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