Antique Snuff Bottles
It's not clear how snuff, what we know as powdered tobacco, first made it to China in the early to mid-1600s. It may have arrived via traders from Portugal or Russia, or it could have been brought by invading Manchus. What we do know is that once the members of Imperial Court caught a whiff, they were hooked.
While the Chinese found smoking tobacco distasteful, snuff, which mixed tobacco with herbs and spices, was believed to have...Continue Reading