This is a hand-painted Chinese snuff bottle that I got while on a cruise along China's Yangtze River in 2006. A very small bottle, similar to perfume bottles... the artist paints with an angled brush from inside the bottle. The opening on top where the brush goes through is tiny, and the cavity within the bottle in which the artist maneuvers the brush as he/she paints is very narrow.
It is quite amazing to watch the artists paint these bottles in less than an hour! They weren't being sold for much at all... at least not on par with the talent it takes to make this art piece. The price made my pocket happy... but I definitely appreciate it more than what I paid for it. It is a valued souvenir from our travels.
Next time you travel, look for great art... even among the cheap stuff. Get artistic inspiration everywhere you go!
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