A snuff bottle is a container for snuff that can be held in a small hand for easy carrying. At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, snuff was introduced to China, and snuff boxes gradually became orientalized, resulting in snuff bottles.
This piece of snuff bottle small mouth straight neck, slippery shoulder arc wall, the pot flat body thick, resembling round cake, the bottom is oval foot, the pot body relief Buddha Eight Treasure pattern, carved meticulously refined, layered.
"Buddha Eight Treasures" also known as eight Rui Xiang, eight auspicious, respectively, the wheel conch umbrella cover vase fish length, that is, the wheel, the conch, the treasure umbrella, the white lid, the lotus, the treasure vase, the goldfish, the plate length, which is the eight kinds of things in Tibetan Buddhism that represent auspicious and auspicious, monasteries, dharma objects, dharma utensils, stupas and Tibetan, Mongolian residences, clothing and painting works, most of these eight patterns as ornaments, to symbolize auspiciousness, happiness and consummation.
According to legend, when Shakyamuni was born, the heavens offered various offerings, and these eight treasures were offered by heavenly beings, and it is said that they represent the eight parts of Shakyamuni's body when he became a Buddha, and each has a metaphor.
Falun represents the Buddha and says that Dafa turns round and goes round and all kinds of disasters go on end. In ancient India, the wheel was a powerful weapon. Later borrowed for Buddhism, it symbolizes that the Dharma rotates like a wheel and never goes out.
Dharma snail, representing the Buddha's Dharma sound is vast and melodious, so that all lovers are liberated. On the occasion of this festival, the conch is often blown. In Tibet, the right-handed white conch is the most revered and is regarded as a symbol of its fame in the three thousand worlds.
The treasure umbrella, relaxed and relaxed, curved over all sentient beings. In ancient India, the umbrella was originally used by the nobility and royal family, symbolizing the dignity and prestige, and Buddhism used the umbrella to symbolize the shielding of the magic obstacle and guarding the Dharma. Tibetan Buddhism also holds that the umbrella symbolizes the authority of the Buddhist teachings.
The white cover, that is, the victory building, is covered with three stems, and all happiness is purified. It represents the Buddha's supreme enlightenment, removing all defilements and obstacles, attaining great victory, ultimate liberation, and attaining positive results.
Lotus, out of the five turbid worlds untainted, pure to pure. Tibetan Buddhism holds that the lotus flower symbolizes the ultimate goal, which is to cultivate the right results.
The treasure jar is a representation of the teachings and teachings, representing the perfection of blessings and wisdom, and the perfection of the body. It symbolizes auspiciousness, purity and fortune, as well as the absence of dew, the perfection of happiness and wisdom, and immortality.
Goldfish, as a representation of wisdom. Fish in the water, unimpeded. Buddhism uses its metaphor for the transcendent, free and open-minded practitioner of liberation. Represents strong and lively, can solve the bad robbery.
The length of the disk, also known as the endless knot, represents the loop of implementation, and everything is clear. This knot has no beginning and no reason, and can be regarded as the intersection of two "2" characters, which also represents the endless Buddha's mind method.
Qing Dynasty snuff bottles can be divided into five categories according to materials: glass, metal (mainly copper tire painting enamel, a small number), jade, porcelain and other materials of snuff bottles. It can be said that from the moment when the Qing Palace Manufacturing Office made snuff bottles during the Kangxi Dynasty, snuff bottles have become a new category of Chinese arts and crafts. Among the many varieties of snuff bottles, the oldest snuff bottle is the porcelain snuff bottle and the material snuff bottle.