CHINESE GLASS REVERSE HAND PAINTED SNUFF BOTTLE.SIGNED. NEW IN BOX

Description

Beautiful snuff bottle made of glass with traditional inside Chinese painting. Made by local artist from Zibo, China. Collection certificate attached inside the beautiful wood box. It is a symbol to bring
wealth, health and good luck.
size:
Height:4.88"/124mm
Width: 2.80"/71mm
Snuff bottles were used by the Chinese during the Qing Dynasty to contain powdered tobacco. Smoking tobacco was illegal during the Dynasty, but the use of snuff was allowed because the Chinese considered snuff to be a remedy for common illnesses such as colds, headaches and stomach disorders. Therefore, snuff was carried in a small bottle like other medicines.
Without doubt, the class of bottle that arouses most interest in the non-collector is that known as inside painted. These are glass bottles which have pictures and often calligraphy painted on the inside surface of the glass.
These delightful scenes are only an inch or two high and are painted while manipulating the brush through the neck of the bottle maybe only a quarter inch across, and also painted in reverse.