It takes at least a week to complete an ordinary snuff bottle, and up to a month for an exquisite type. A single craftsman, therefore, could only produce a few such bottles a year.
通常一個普通的內繪鼻煙壺需一個星期才能完工，特殊的精品往往費時一個月甚至數個月才能完成，所以一個藝匠一年只能完成少數幾個內繪鼻煙壺。