Snuff is powdered tobacco, usually blended with aromatic herbs or spices. The fight scenes are, for the most part, excellent. Over the course of the two hundred year period snuff bottles were fashionable, their demand spread from the royals exclusively down to the entire qing dynasty society. The most notable face from hong kong kung fu films is hwang jang lee as the evil whitewigged shantung, a traitor trying to sell out manchuria to the russians. This lot is offered in the ruth and carl barron collection of fine chinese snuff bottles. Possibly purchased by isabella stewart gardner in peking beijing, 26 september 1883. Dendritic chalcedony snuff bottle, qing dynasty, 18th19th century. Cyber import in beijing is the best option for a china agent broker, made in china source, manufacturer, or export trade partner. Snuff bottle connection 1977 original trailer youtube. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Chinese rose quartz snuff bottle with two dragons and pearl qing. Jan 17, 2014 this feature is not available right now.
It is also easy to use from mobile devices and tablets. Members can share their passion for snuff bottles in. The habit of snuff taking spread to china from the west during the 17th century. Estate collection of 12 chinese hand painted snuff bottles. Soon after, the kangxi emperor reigned 1662 1722known for his fondness for snuff and a devoted patron of the artsestablished a series of workshops in beijing to manufacture small, highquality objects for court use, including snuff bottles.
Snuff bottle connection is a 1977 hong kong martial arts film directed by dung gamwoo and lau laplap, and starring hwang jang lee and john liu. In europe, snuff tobacco powder was kept in miniature boxes called snuff boxes due to the use to which they were destined. Snuff bottles were used by the chinese during the qing dynasty to contain powdered tobacco. Such as the snuffbox was part of the personal outfit of the european gentleman, such the snuff bottle became part of the outfit of the chinese nobleman. Snuff is powdered tobacco blended with aromatic herbs or spices. As china and russias governments are talking peace, traitorous agents on both sides seek war. The stopper usually had a very small spoon attached for extracting the snuff. Feb 29, 2020 snuff bottle qianlong reign period 17361795. Snuff bottle connection 1977 streaming vf dvdrip film. Released 1977, snuff bottle connection stars john liu, jang lee hwang, yi lung huang the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. In this vintage martial arts adventure, a master fighter john liu is searching for a special snuff bottle, which is no easy task since factions of russian and manchu armies are looking for the. Collection of antique chinese snuff bottles at 1stdibs. Our bottles are in good condition, are of the age stated in the description, and have artistic merit.
We are delighted to offer for sale chinese snuff bottles that are of good quality, and have been selected by our expert, robert hall. Well if you prepared to watch it like that,i feel the company should drop the price. Snuff bottle, glass painted in coloured enamels, beijing, china, qing dynasty, qianlong reign period, 17361795. Snuff bottle connection if you want to see many more b movie videos visit our category dedicated to. Bowls with circular medallions painted in overglaze colours with yellow or rose grounds are, perhaps. Kim is perhaps best known as the ghost of bruce lee in 1986 film no retreat, no surrender.
Snuff bottles painted with miniature designs were first made toward the end of the 18th century, but most belong to the reign of the jiajing 17961820 and daoguang 182150 emperors. When the bottle falls into the hands of a mysterious and nearinvincible mercenary intent on conducting his own business with the russians the stakes are raised for all concerned. From china with death snuff bottle connection slim case. We have received many comments that it is the besteasiest to usevisionary oh, ok, noone ever actually said that, but we read between the lines website in the snuff bottle world, so we have decided to improve it beyond recognition. Donnie yen is certainly not in this 1977 taiwan production. Because they represent chinese calligraphy, painting, ceramics, enameled works, and more, today snuff bottles are among the most sought after and collected types of chinese ar. Snuff bottle connection dvd region 1 us import ntsc.
John liu and hwang janglee are front and centre, but lurking are. Rent snuff bottle connection shaolin drunkard 1977 starring jang lee hwang and roy horan on dvd and bluray. The size of a snuff bottle is small enough to fit inside the palm. In europe people kept snuff in small hinged boxes, from which they took pinches of the substance between thumb and forefinger before sniffing it. Snuff bottle connection 1977 directed by dung gamwoo. Starts off slow in the beginning, but the action picks up about 30 minutes into the movie and it is definitely worth the wait. Get the best deals on antique chinese snuff bottles when you shop the largest online selection at ebay.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. However the dvd transfer does no justice to this movie. Domestic snuff came from the provinces of shandong, sichuan, guangdong, zhejiang and jiangsu, while the moreprized and certainly moreexpensive imported snuff came from spain, france, and scotland, with the most highly regarded of all, brazil. In the 1970s, kim made his first hong kong movie debut in 1977 film snuff bottle connection, along with hwang jang lee and roy horan. We have received many comments that it is the besteasiest to usevisionary oh, ok, noone ever actually said that, but we read between the lines website in the snuffbottle world, so we have decided to improve it beyond recognition. Snuff bottle connection, aka secret rivals 3 in south africa was always one of my favourite karate movies of the late 70s. The key to their plans lies in the existence of an ornate snuff bottle used as a secret form of identification between the coconspirators. Oval compressed form white jade snuff bottle, well hollowed with a concave foot and flat foot rim, straight neck with flat rim, hand carved in low relief with an identical design on each shoulder with confronting archaistic kui dragons shown with their bodies covered with archaistic scrolling patterns and raised bosses, each side carved in low. This page was last edited on 25 february 2019, at 03. Snuff bottle collector this web site is a labor of love as an expression of gratitude to and admiration for a group of artists and craftsmen whose concentrated, patient works deserve a world audience.
Get the best deals on 18001849 antique chinese snuff bottles when you shop the largest online selection at. Kim played bruce lees character billy lo in 1978 film game of death, alongside yuen biao who performed the acrobatics and stunts, kim played lees character so well that the producers used him again a few years later. These small bottles can be made from glass, jade, ivory, ceramic, and metal, among other materials. Chinese snuff bottle with floral motif in enamel and. Oct 02, 2012 snuff bottle connection 1977 director. Antique snuff bottle coral color glass lucky stamp. Who ever did the transfer to dvd needs to see an optician as almost half the movie is out of frame and this really spoils everything. Glass painted in coloured enamels, bronze stopper with coral inset imperial workshops, beijing. We serve cookies our website uses cookies, which help us to improve our site and enables us to deliver the best possible service and customer experience, as well as to provide social media features. A carved chalcedony snuff bottle, probably imperial, official school, 17601800. Kim taichung june 5, 1957 august 27, 2011, also known as kim taijong or tong lung chinese stage name, was a korean born taekwondo practitioner martial artist actor and businessman. Snuff bottle connection 1977 while the governments of russia and china are reaching peace agreements, traitors on both sides seek to instigate a war.
I cant remember how many times ive seen this over the years, but each and every time im reminded just how good the story is and just how imaginative the fight scenes are. Snuff bottles were made out of many different materials including porcelain, jade, rhinoceros horn, ivory, wood, tortoiseshell, metal and ceramic, though probably the most commonly used material was glass. Chinese export snuff bottle porcelain hand painted with hardwood stand. The repertoire of bottle shapes, materials, and motifs dramatically expanded under imperial. The imperial mark or nianhao placed under a work of art or a snuff bottle, represents to us that it is clear we are face to face with a quality produced item, being made or coming from imperial workshops, and this item is somewhat bound to the emperor to whom the seal may belong. Snuff bottle index made in china factory source wholesale. Over rare kung fu movies to order with covers sleeves boxart, in pal or ntsc. Chinese snuff bottles are the containers of this precious material. We are the chinese factory source for quality collectible snuff bottles products. The history of snuff bottles and snuff international. Snuff bottle connection 1977 stream and watch online. The practice of taking snuff powdered tobacco was introduced to china from europe. Isabella stewart gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions.
Chinese snuff bottles for sale at online auction modern. Rent snuff bottle connection shaolin drunkard 1977 on dvd. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Snuff bottle connection 1977 adds a novel twist to the kung fu genre by making a group of russians the villains and setting up a chinese secret agent and his con man brother as the ching dynastys only defense against a russian takeover of manchuria. In some cases, we have known the provenance over many years. A special martial arts agent is called in to identify traitorous agents on both sides of an escalating war. The bottle on the right of brazilian snuff is from the collection of yeung tat che in hong kong. Henry yue young, kieb shih, jang lee hwang, roy horan, ma wu, lili liu. The international chinese snuff bottle society website has a fresh new look and colour scheme. Snuff bottle connection 1977 adds a novel twist to the kung fu genre by making a group of russians the villains and setting up a chinese secret agent. Chinese opaque glass snuff bottle hand enamelled 4. Ramuzzini, an eminent italian physician, has written a.
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