As a boy, I explored nearby ranchlands looking for antique bottles, some of which had turned purple by the sun over the years.
My first trip to Asia began in Hong Kong, the year was 1978. I was inspired by my grandmother Kilkenny, who had a living room full of treasures from China collected in Hong Kong in the 1930s. She encouraged me to look for snuff bottles and silk textiles with ‘forbidden stitch.’ I found myself irresistibly drawn to the snuff bottles in a little antique shop off Nathan Road on the Kowloon side. Almost all of these date to that first trip. And now, after 45 years, I am offering this very appealing collection as a whole.
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