03 SNUFF BOTTLES

TINY AND EXQUISITE, SNUFF BOTTLES WERE PRODUCED IN CHINA DURING THE QING DYNASTY AND WERE USED TO STORE POWDERED TOBACCO, AS SMOKING TOBACCO WAS ILLEGAL. THE MINIATURE BOTTLES, WHICH MEASURE BETWEEN FOUR AND EIGHT CENTIMETRES HIGH, WERE MADE FROM A VARIETY OF MATERIALS SUCH AS GLASS, PORCELAIN, JADE, HORN, IVORY AND METAL.INTRICATE DESIGNS PROVIDE A WINDOW TO LIFE AND CULTURE IN LATE IMPERIAL CHINA