The hometown of snuff bottle is America. In the 16th century, snuff was introduced into China. In Qing dynasty, it became one liking of common person and even noble. Snuff bottle also became cosset in handcraft.

                                 

Mr. Suo Zhenhai, Great Master of Yi Shi Zhai (One Stone Art Studio):

SuoZhenHai study from YeXiaoFeng--- the great master of inner painting in Beijing (Peking), and Suo is the only student of Ye outside Beijing. SuoZhenHai is an artist with abundant of works, which is a favorite of collectors allover home and abroad. In Chinese origin of Hong Kong and Singapore, he’s works have a profound effect and was included widely by various catena and also win lots of awards in contests of painting allover the province and nation level. SuoZhenHai is also an artist with various medias which including Chinese painting, wood print, inner painting of snuff bottle, paper cut, enamel craft. The technologies of his works are also broad such as refined paintings, abstract paintings, landscape, portrait, hexapod, bird and flower. The same while, he is an excellent educationist, whose students won awards and titles on various level of competes. In inner painting domain, SuoZhenHai study from WangXisan, who bring inner painting of snuff bottle form Beijing to HeBei province. Suo also exchange with the master of Beijing inner painting genre such as Yexiaofeng, Yeshuying, Yeshulan, Liushouben.

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