Tobacco originated with the Indians of North America, and they are the earliest people who are absorbed the tobacco. The cenobite ÅÁÄá in Spain was followed Columbus to the second exploration in 1903, and got to the Continent, also found that the Indians have this kind of custom that to absorb the tobacco. The tobacco in North America began to widespread Europe through sailors, Boanerges and soldiers since 1960, and snuff began to prevail in Europe. So some maharajas and peers began to absorb the snuff, and become a kind of vogue in some countries, even some princesses also absorbed the snuff slinkingly. The princes were usual put the snuff into wine and drink out. In the sequel, this kind of custom that absorbed the snuff was widespreaded to all over the world.
Chinese snuff bottle has a long history of four hundred years so far. It is a favourite thing as Chinese cultural relic in the world. Also it¡¯s an epitome of Chinese art. Chinese paintings, foreign paintings, calligraphy, engrave, inlay, and bowlder, porcelain, lacquer, enamel and metal, etc art all concentrate in snuff bottle.
The snuff comes to China in Longqing Period of Ming Dynasty. At that time, people are put snuff into the bottle as medicine. When you want to use it, you can get it from the bottle, it¡¯s very convenience. The utensil that is filled with snuff was called ¡°snuff bottle¡±. The popular snuff makes the snuff bottle developed quickly. People can make different shape bottles use all kinds of material, such as: Gold, Silver, Copper, Porcelain, Bowlder, Coral, Agate, Jade, Crystal, Wood, Bamboo root, gourd, etc. The snuff bottle not only has a certain practicability, also as an important present in international intercourse. According to the history record, Kangxi 58 Year(1719) of Qing Dynasty, Peter the Great of Russia has been deputed to ÒÁ˹ÂüÂå·ò as Chinese ambassador. They visited chinese glass factory of Made department in Yangxin Palace after they got to China, and have seen lots of fine snuff bottles. The snuff bottles in Qing Dynasty were changed present to foreign kings by the Shengzu emperor of Qing Dynasty through foreign ambassadors.
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