Snuff Bottle

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Painting inside snuff bottles was a novel development in the nineteenth century. With an angled bamboo pen, the artist worked through the narrow opening of a bottle’s mouth to paint pictures or write calligraphy on its interior walls.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art