The Peking Glass Snuff Bottle is one of the traditional Chinese handicrafts with 200 years of history. It is made with fine workmanship and exquisite artistry. Nowadays it is treasured by people in China and the world.

It is reported that snuffing tobacco was introduced into China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the snuff bottles represent a combination of Chinese and foreign cultures. They are not only a container for tobacco but also a form of art, collected by wealthy businessmen and influential officials.

The snuff bottles are made of special materials, such as jade, and have a unique shape. Ones painted on the inside are particularly famous and admired by collectors. This difficult method uses a very thin bamboo brush, inserted through the narrow neck of the bottle and angled to make the required brush strokes. The object has to be painted in reverse order since the first drop of paint to touch the glass will be in front of subsequent brush strokes. Thus the details must be painted before the subject: Eyes first, then face, then background, etc. The "reverse" of how typical painters work.

Most of the paintings inside the bottles are Chinese style, with vivid pictures, simple colors, and elegant layouts, giving them a great collection value. Moreover, the bottles also represent Chinese tobacco culture, and provide a historical source for tobacco culture research.

There are a lot of paintings inside each bottle and they are all in Chinese style. Their pictures are vivid, colors simple and fine and layouts elegant. It is due to such features that they become much-loved and treasured by collectors.

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