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: C1B001825N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  The cylinder is made into a flat rectangle, and the inside and outside 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 cylinder is painted with dragon patterns for green space, the outer cylinder is painted with blue and red brocade patterns, the opening of the space is painted with begonia, and the imperial poem is written in regular script, “Soft red, dark green, poor life, a cluster of cold fragrance, sunny in the afternoon. Let’s forget about the lonely garden in spring. Who can teach us to recognize the name of begonia again?”