Paper cutting is a traditional art that has evolved throughout the course of Chinese cultural development. Its origin should be closely connected with the invention of paper during the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-221 A.D.). As paper was highly precious in the early days, the art of paper cutting first became popular in the royal palaces and houses of nobility as a favorite pastime among court ladies.
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Snuff bottle is a kind of traditional art andcraft which originated in Ming Dynasty and reached prosperity in Qing Dynasty. Inside-Painting Snuff Bottle started in the last years of JiaQing and theearly years of DaoGuang. It is made by painting in transparent bottle with specially made hook-form painting brush.

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There is a symbolic besign used in Chinese sacrificial bronzes 3,000 years age that combines all sorts of animal characteristics found in the natural world into one ferocious creature-the t'ao-t'ieh, or "beast of gluttony." Set in a fiercely blazing fire, the beast's bulging eyes glared straight at the observer, his great mouth gaping in a wide grin, flashing saber-like teeth.

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