Interior painting is an art form that is very special to China. With a special paintbrush at a 90-degree angle used to paint inside glass or crystal objects, such artists can achieve exquisitely unique paintings. Interior paintings require painstaking efforts, and artists usually hold their breath when painting, exerting all of their strength through the wrist. As a result of its superlative craftsmanship, interior painting has been praised as a peculiar and magnificent treasure for collectors.

   Origin and development

China's interior paintings originated from artworks inside snuff bottles. During the Jiaqing Period of the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) -- 400 years after the introduction of snuff tobacco to China, the art of interior painting soon followed. After many years of exploration and development, the artworks were expanded to include interior-painted furnishings, perfume bottles, wine utensils, beads, lighters, etc.

In recent years, the birth of neo-interior paintings have injected fresh blood into this burgeoning art. Against the widespread practice of plagiarism and lack of creativity, neo-interior paintings attach much importance to modern sense and novel thought about the art, advocating natural beauty with real emotions. Representatives of such artists are Liu Yizi, Dongxue and Suojing, whose artworks express their own understanding of the universe and nature. Through creative art forms, they infuse the traditional art with a new vision, which also marks a significant transformation in interior painting from a traditional folk art to a modern one.

With its special artistic charms, interior painting is now attracting thousands of people from home and abroad, becoming a top collector's choice.