Toothpick holder with imperial poem and flower decoration in yangcai enamels, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Toothpick holder with imperial poem and flower decoration in yangcai enamels, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: C1B001829N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  The cylinder is made into a flat rectangle, and the inner and outer parts are sleeved, and the central wire rope is pulled together. The top of the outer cylinder is slightly protruding, and there is a round hole on it, so that the pull rope of the inner cylinder can be worn out; The inner cylinder is hollow, and there is a threading hole on both sides and at the bottom of the opening. The pattern of the brocade on the outer tube of this toothpick cylinder is the imitation brocade pattern painted with gold on the red ground. The inner cylinder is painted with butterfly and flower patterns on the yellow ground with ochre material, which is used as a pattern effect of imitation fabrics. The flowers inside the outer tube are plum flowers and rose flowers. On the other side, the imperial poem of Kaiguang is “more beautiful than peach flowers, and more beautiful than plum flowers. The wind sends fragrance to the windows and doors. The lonely cloud servant girls are in an untidy state, which is annoying in late spring.”