Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle: The J & J Collection: Exhibition Catalogue

Includes 450 items from James & Juli Li¿s collection, which was created over a period of some 20 years & encompasses not only Chinese snuff bottles & paintings on glass, but Western art, including 17th & 18th cent. Brazilian furniture & religious statuary, Spanish colonial paintings, Art Nouveau & Art Deco furniture & ¿objets d¿art¿ & Caucasian carpets, as well as larger architectural & sculptural pieces. In his youth James Li was fascinated by the snuff bottles collected by his father, Amb. Li Dizun. It was bottles inherited from his father that formed the initial core of the J & J Collection. In the intervening years the collection was expanded & refined. Contents: Form & Accessories; Symbolism; Materials; Snuff Bottles in Paintings; & Selected Bibliography. Color photos.Scott, Rosemary E. is the author of 'Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle: The J & J Collection: Exhibition Catalogue', published 1997 under ISBN 9781422394175 and ISBN 1422394174.