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The Imperial Origins of the Art of Inside-painted Snuff Bottles
Hugh Moss
January 2023
January 2023

The Cloisonné Conundrum
The Cloisonné Conundrum
Hugh Moss March 2021
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Autumn 2023
Hugh Moss March 2021
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Autumn 2023

The Yangzhou Conundrum
Hugh Moss and Stuart H. Sargent
August 2018
August 2018

A Unified Theory of Art: Making Sense of It All
Hugh Moss
Originally published: Still Point Arts Quarterly, Spring 2017, Issue No. 25
Originally published: Still Point Arts Quarterly, Spring 2017, Issue No. 25

The Ko Collection
Evaristo Caretti, the “Mr. Ko” of snuff bottle lore, was born on October 28, 1879

High Art in Low Places
Hugh Moss
Parts I and II
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Winter 2014 and Autumn 2015
Parts I and II
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Winter 2014 and Autumn 2015

Coconut-Shell Snuff Bottles
Hugh Moss and Stuart H. Sargent
Parts I and II
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Autumn 2013 and Autumn 2014
Parts I and II
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Autumn 2013 and Autumn 2014

Crowning Glory : The Art of the Snuff Bottle Stopper
Hugh M. Moss
Parts I and II
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Winter 2012 and Spring 2014
Parts I and II
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Winter 2012 and Spring 2014

An Artist's Perspective: How Art Works
Hugh Moss discusses the viewing of a Chinese handscroll, which provides a key to the formulation of a unified theory of art.
Originally published in Orientations March 2013, pp.186-188
Originally published in Orientations March 2013, pp.186-188

The World in a Bottle in the World at the End of the Qing Empire.
Hugh M. Moss and Stuart H. Sargent
Parts I and II
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Winter 2010 and Spring 2011
Parts I and II
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Winter 2010 and Spring 2011

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Selected Chinese Snuff Bottles from the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Hugh M. Moss and Stuart H. Sargent
Parts I and II
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Winter 2010 and Spring 2011
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Hugh M. Moss and Stuart H. Sargent
Parts I and II
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Winter 2010 and Spring 2011

The Wrong End of the Dragon
Hugh Moss
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Winter 2008
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Winter 2008

Literati Texts and Snuff Bottle Culture
Richard John Lynn
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Autumn 2008
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Autumn 2008

The Imperial Master
Hugh Moss
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Spring 2007
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Spring 2007

An Update on the William Bragge Album
Hugh Moss
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Winter 2006
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Winter 2006

Mysteries of the Ancient Moon
Hugh Moss
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Spring 2006
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Spring 2006

An Overview of Qing Glass Snuff-Bottle Production
Hugh Moss
Parts I and II
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Spring 2004 and part II Autumn 2004
Parts I and II
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Spring 2004 and part II Autumn 2004
Esoteric Collecting
Hugh Moss
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Winter 1999
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Winter 1999
'Ink-Play' Agates
Hugh Moss
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Autumn 1997
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Autumn 1997
The Lingnan School of Snuff Bottle Interior Painters
Hugh Moss
Parts I and II
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Spring 1991 and Spring 1993
Parts I and II
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Spring 1991 and Spring 1993
Confusion from the Grave
Hugh Moss
Originally published: ICSBS Journal,Spring 1989
Originally published: ICSBS Journal,Spring 1989
Understanding our Collections
Hugh Moss
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Winter 1985
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Winter 1985
The Apricot Grove Studio The Ye Family of Snuff Bottle Artists
Hugh Moss
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, various, from Spring 1982-Winter 1985
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, various, from Spring 1982-Winter 1985
Chinese Snuff Bottles Toward a Better Understanding
Hugh Moss
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Winter 1984
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Winter 1984
European Influence on the Qing Imperial Workshops
Hugh Moss
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Spring 1979
Originally published: ICSBS Journal, Spring 1979
Essays on Art by Hugh Moss
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