Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 96 pages
- Published by: Oxford University Press, USA October 27, 1994
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0195857569
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0195857566
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Book Dimensions:
8 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
- Weighs: 8.5 ounces
Product Description
Among the most gorgeous of the world's domestic 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 twenty years, 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, particularly since the spectacular rise in value of these small items has spurred the skilled faker.
Illustrated with twenty-four full-color and sixteen 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, Robert Kleiner surveys the many styles of snuff bottles, dividing them by materials and methods of decoration used.
About The Author
Robert Kleiner is Consultant to Sotheby's, London, concerning snuff bottles.
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