Amazing “inside-painted” Snuff Bottle
"Inside painted"snuff bottles were used to hold powdered tobacco. "Inside painted"snuff bottles
Artists use a slender bamboo stick dipped in colored ink to paint on the interior surface of the bottle. Symbols are derived from legends, history, religion, and so on.
It is also an object of beauty and a way to represent status.
--by Cathryn, your personal shopping assistant in Beijing
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