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: C1B001828N000000000PAD
• 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 inner tube is painted with golden blessing and longevity brocade patterns on the red ground, and the outer tube is painted with embroidered brocade patterns. The open space is painted with red and white peonies, while the open space is painted with regular script of the imperial poem “The purple palace is full of red and beautiful in spring, and the first Yangzhou is full of color. Try to be romantic and hate yourself, and be called a flower slave by others.”