today: snuff bottles in contemporary times
wenting li: notes & sketches from the ago snuff bottle/ thomson european collection
hannah lim, enchanted rose snuff bottle, 2021. jesmonite and polymer clay
singaporean-british artist exploring colonial relationships of east and west, orientalistm, chinoiserie, anthropomorphism
object & totem (julianna ahn), ode to the asian pear net bottle; hazy garden bottle; optical orb bottle. ceramic
"inspired by ancient chinese bottles." other sources of inspiration: bauhaus design, optical art, vintage artifacts and everyday objects.
wang ziyong: from hebei province in north china, continuing the practise of inside painting, considered a form of craft. there are apprentices.