In the beginning, it only served as a decoration of snuff bottles and grew into a unique craftwork later on.
最开始是为鼻烟壶作饰,继而成为一种独特工艺。the countess thought a moment , and took a pinch from a golden snuff - box with her husbands portrait on it.
伯爵夫人思忖了一会,闻了闻镶有丈夫肖像的金质鼻烟壶。The snuff bottle is not only a useful container holding snuff, but an artwork for contemplation and manifestation of reputation as well.
鼻烟壶不仅是盛装鼻烟的实用容器,更是供人玩赏和显示身份地位的艺术佳品。There are a hundred lovely children on both sides of a pair of tiny little snuff-boxes.
在一对微型鼻烟壶内面,画有一百个可爱的娃娃。I'm afraid I can only tell you something in general about snuff bottles.
恐怕我只能大概给你讲一下鼻烟壶。In the middle of all the worthless junk I found a Chinese snuff bottle and bought it for five dollars: the seller didn't know what it was.
在那些毫无用处的破玩意儿堆里,我找到中国鼻烟壶。卖东西的人不知道那是东西,仅要我五美元…Snuff bottles. At far right is one made of exquisite inlaid glass from the Ching dynasty.
鼻烟壶,最右边的是清朝制造的玻璃镶嵌精品。The snuff bottle is an imported product, but China actually has fine reputation of "township of the snuff bottle" .
鼻烟壶系舶来品,但中国却有“鼻烟壶之乡”的美誉。Most snuff-boxes are made of high quality transparent or translucent glass.
大多数的鼻烟壶都是有高质量的透明的或半透明的玻璃制成的。