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Chapter 18 Kangxi enamel snuff bottle

"Hehe, this little girl is still so well-behaved, come, come to Grandpa Long!" said Uncle Long took out a piece of white rabbit toffee from his pocket, shook it at the little girl, and said with a doting look on his face.

Seeing her favorite candy, the little girl's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but look up at her grandfather, and then saw the old man nodding and allowing, before she ran over from the old man's arms, stretched out her white and delicate little hand, and took the white rabbit toffee from Uncle Long's hand, and said in a coquettish voice with a happy face: "Thank you, Grandpa Long!"

The little girl herself was very polite, and the happy old man Dragon even picked her up and put her on his lap.

Looking at such a cute little girl, Liu Dong's heart also liked it for a while, but he didn't have any candy in his pocket, let alone any toys that children like, as for the money, there was a lot of money, but now it is not a New Year's Day, and it is really too abrupt to take it out.

Uncle Long and Li Lao are both old and refined characters, and from the tangled expression on Liu Dong's face, you can roughly guess what he thinks. "Okay, Xiaodong, just make up for it next time you come!" Uncle Long, who is closest to Liu Dong, said first.

"Hehe, children are just having fun, and they don't need anything. You don't have to be embarrassed!" said the old man with a smile waving his hand.

Hearing this, although Liu Dong nodded, he also wrote down this matter in his heart, and secretly thought that if he came over in the future, he would definitely make up for this meeting gift.

Just as a few people were talking, a middle-aged woman wearing a blue short-sleeved shirt walked out of the house with a tea set.

"Xiao Zhang, change the tea leaves here, and then go to my room, soak my treasured big red robe, today I want to entertain distinguished guests!"

"I see, sir!" it was evident that the old man's servant was an honest man, and when he heard the command, he respectfully picked up the teapot and walked down.

"Young man, since you are Lao Long's junior, you are also my junior, and I will call you Xiaodong the same, don't you mind?"

After hearing this, Liu Dong nodded hurriedly and said, "Don't mind, don't mind! You are always a senior in the industry, and an old friend of Uncle Long, you can call me anything!"

"Okay, Lao Li, in addition to carving, this kid is also very fond of collecting, if you have time in the future, just point to him more, don't be so polite!" Uncle Long, who was teasing the little girl in his arms, raised his head and said. After getting along for so long, Old Man Long is very clear about Liu Dong's hobbies, and now he proposes it in front of Old Li, and he also intends to fulfill him.

"As long as Xiaodong is willing to learn, I naturally don't hide this bit of selfishness!" Li Renfang said with a smile.

Although he and Liu Dongcai met for the first time, and they had less than half an hour of contact with each other, they had a very good impression of this humble and polite young man in their hearts, plus he was also the younger generation of his old friend, Li Renfang, who knew something about the character of his old friend, naturally understood that the person who could be seen by Long Lao, who was picky about his eyes, in addition to his good character, also had a talent that was difficult for ordinary people to reach. Therefore, he did not hesitate to help within his means.

Hearing this, Liu Dong couldn't help but be overjoyed in his heart.

In the past three years, he has been groping for himself to learn jade carving, and he really knows how important a good teacher is. Especially after getting the ability, as far as Liu Dong, who is determined to embark on the road of collecting, a good teacher can make up for his lack of vision and knowledge to the greatest extent, after all, although the ability is easy to use, it is not convincing. You can't always attribute it to luck every time Taobao picks up a leak.

"Thank you, Mr. Li!" Liu Dong's face was full of gratitude, but he said with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

has been following Uncle Long for a long time, and Liu Dong understands the rules of the elders. Whether it is ancient or modern, craftsmen are very strict about the inheritance of their craft. The rule of 'passing on men but not women, passing on inside but not outside', he has heard Uncle Long say it more than once, so at this moment, Liu Dong hesitated whether to worship Li Lao as a teacher. Of course, he is willing in his heart, but he doesn't know if people will accept him.

"Xiaodong, can you take out the snuffbox you just collected and let me take a look?" Just when Liu Dong was a little hesitant, Li Lao asked first.

"Of course, please take a look!" As he spoke, Liu Dong hurriedly took out the snuffbox he had just bought on the street from his pocket and put it on the stone table in front of him.

"It's so beautiful!" Li Lao couldn't help but exclaim.

In fact, after buying it, Liu Dong had already cleaned up the dust stains that were originally stuck to the snuff bottle, so when he took it out this time, the beautiful and small, clear and vivid glass snuff box immediately appeared in front of several people.

Snuff is a foreign product, but the snuff bottle is an authentic Chinese invention. During the Ming Dynasty, snuff began to flow into China in large quantities from abroad, generally in large glass bottles, and the weight ranged from four taels to one catty. In order to carry and smoke conveniently, Chinese people generally put snuff in small bottles containing medicine. In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, snuff smoking became popular, and snuff bottles made of hardwood, precious metals, and precious bison horn began to appear.

Since China is a multi-ethnic country, some ethnic minorities such as Manchus and Mongolians live in the wild for a long time, so snuff bottles are required to be sturdy and durable, emphasizing practicality. This is also an important feature of early snuff bottles. Over time, snuff bottles have evolved from practical items to crafts and appreciative items. The Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties of the Qing Dynasty became the heyday of snuff bottle production.

In the Qing Dynasty, the production areas of snuff bottles were mainly concentrated in BJ, Guangzhou, LN, XZ, NMG and other places, and the process of making zuò went from simple to complex, from coarse to fine, from plain noodles to color and carving. Snuff bottles are generally of three categories: large, medium and small, with a full grasp of the body and thin shell as the top grade. Its materials include crystal, jade, jade, agate, ivory, rhino horn, horn, coral, enamel, porcelain, copper, frit, etc. The processing technology includes inner painting, relief, yin carving, yang carving, color registration, etc. It can be said that snuff bottles are the culmination of Chinese calligraphy and painting, carving, inlay, jade, porcelain, enamel, lacquer and other arts and crafts.

Among the snuff bottles, the most common ones are made of glass. Glass snuff bottles are also known as material snuff bottles. The Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty invented a nesting process, which is to put red, blue, black and other colors on white ground or lotus root flour ground. On a white ground, red and blue are used to become red, blue, green, and black, and this set is also known as a single set. There is also a method of overlapping, such as putting red on a white ground and blue on top of red. The nesting snuff bottle is made in the Kangxi and Qianlong dynasties, and there are also fine products in other years.

And the one Liu Dong found was a nesting of copper tire vitreous enamel painting lotus pond pattern snuff bottle. The copper carved lid and the delicate lotus flower pattern in red, blue, white and green reflect the superb craftsmanship of snuff bottle making.

"The color is fresh and moist, the pulp is thick, the shape of the vessel is perfect, the painting is fine and complete, the wall of the pot is smooth and smooth, the transparency is high, and the carving has nothing to say, it is an old thing that opens the door!" After holding it in his hand and observing it carefully for a few minutes, Li Lao couldn't help but admire.