Winter 1997 Web Newsletter Vol.
Many collectors develop an interest in Chinese art through an appreciation of snuff bottles.
Certainly easier to display than larger art pieces or carved furniture, snuff bottles have the advantage of being able to be held. . . More than 700 materials are used to produce snuff bottles, including glass, porcelain, metal, enamel, stones, fossils, gems, gourds and animal horns. The variety of materials used and the creativity of the artists give each snuff bottle unique properties. There are even stunning snuff bottles that are painted on the inside. Snuff itself is actually tobacco that is ground to a fine powder.