Catalog of an exhibition held in December 1994 at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, illustrating numerous fine pieces in all popular snuff bottle media.
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Catalog of an exhibition held in December 1994 at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, illustrating numerous fine pieces in all popular snuff bottle media.
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Seller's Description:
Like New. Excellent Dust Jacket. Size: 11x8x0; This book is Near Fine with a Near Fine Dust Jacket! This is a hardcover book with 203 pages including many photos and illustrations. The publishing date is 1994. This book and DJ are in almost New condition with no markings and just the slightest hint of age. We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box!
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Very Good jacket. First Edition. Lightly read. No markings in book. Binding is fine. Minor shelf wear to DJ. From the Intro: Snuff is tobacco in powdered form. It is believed to have made its first appearance in China when presented to Kangxi Emperor (1662-1722) by Portuguese Jesuit missionaries. The growth in popularity of snuff necessitated the manufacture of suitable containers. Hence the siyanhu or snuff bottle was born.
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Near fine in fine jacket. Over 250 color illustrations. Slim 4to, purple patterned cloth, d.w. (Hong Kong: CA Design, 1994). First Edition. A fine copy but for missing fly-leaf.
