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Shown at the following: Bay Area Snuff Bottle Collectors meeting - Oakland Museum of California International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention - Boston, Massachusettes China Society of Southern California - Los Angles, California |
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"I ordered one earlier. I'm SO glad that I did, as it is absolutely fabulous - definitely a wonderful job on Bill
Patrick's part!! " ... TW |
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"What a wonderful DVD! You are to be congratulated for making such a valuable and interesting contribution to
the literature on inside painted bottles!
Although my own interest is Chinese jades, I have been "distracted" in a number of related directions:
Chinese bronzes, calligraphy, snuff bottles, Song and Qing monochromes, Koryo celadons, ... Your DVD shows
what I've always wanted to see: precisely how one of these little treasures is actually made. Are your ICSBS
colleagues aware of this DVD?" ... www.hoffmanjade.com |
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"I got a copy of this DVD and watched it in complete fascination. Bill does a great job of summarizing the
Chinese attitude to art, and the sequence showing the making of a bottle is wonderful. Thanks for turning us on
to this excellent resource. ... CK |
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Congratulations. I had just finished watching your DVD. My opinion is that it's really a very serious and comprehensive work, showing a lot of knowledge. Everybody that is interested in this theme can not ignore it. I never thought, for example, that nowadays the bottles are carved in such an hard
way and not blown as in the west. ... AN (Portugal) |
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"This DVD begins with a capsulized but captivating introduction of Chinese arts, crafts, and snuff bottles
culminating in a short history and discussion of modern and contemporary inside painted bottles. This is followed
by a display of selected works of contemporary inside painters.
The documentation of the actual fabrication of snuff bottles from bricks of solid man made crystal with the
simplest of tools, attests to the extraordinary talent and skill of the specialized craftsmen who do this work today.
The tools at their disposal today are not much different from those available to like craftsmen of the 18th and 19th
century. Likewise the documentation of the painting of a single bottle by a student artist Wang Sijia over the
course of a week attests to the technical skill and stamina of the artists who carry on this work today and as well
as those who have done this work in the past.
All in all this remarkable video by William Patrick should be of special interest to anyone who collects or is
interested in inside painted Chinese snuff bottles." ... Vincent Fausone, Jr., President, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society |
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"The internet has been good because it has let me find a good, very close friend, an American, Bill Patrick. For
several years we have had an e-mail relationship but have also met in Bejing and Hengshui. We are the same
age, and I see that he has a profound vision to seek the spirit of things. We Chinese often say "It is a pity I did not
meet you sooner". We have a common hobby - inside painted snuff bottles. Inside painting of snuff bottles is one
of the artistic forms where Chinese tradional art stands out. A collector of these bottles, Bill has a special
enthusiasm for knowing and sharing as much as he can about them. I have always admired those scientists who
went thousands of miles away to very different civilizations to discover ancient cultures. Bill has these explorer
qualities. In creating this video, Bill shows his love for inside-painted snuff bottles and his desire to give people
from widely different civilizations a deep appreciation of this art and the artistic abilities of these artists. " ... Wang Guanyu - Master Painter |
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"The Making of a Masterpiece" reveals for the first time the minute details of the art of inside-painted snuff bottles
originating in the old spirit of China. With 300 years of history, the creativity and artistic excellence of this
mystical work now unfolds for the common person. This is fortunate for the collector and for those who will
discover this art through this DVD. I want to thank you, Bill, for your painstaking work." ... Li Shouxun, Chinese Inside Painted Snuff Bottle Association charter member, Inside Painted Art Master |