Toothpick holder with floral scrolls in fencai polychrome enamels on a light blue ground, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- Image Number: C1B004875N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Ceramics
- Function: Miscellaneous apparatus
- Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
- Description:
Porcelain toothpick cylinder, made of cylindrical shape, is hollow to hold toothpicks, and the outer wall is painted with floral patterns. One end can be opened as the cover, the cover is threaded, the bottom of the penetrator is connected, and the outlet is the spike to fix and adjust the opening and closing of the cover. The upper and lower ends are decorated with a circle of golden curly grass pattern with red glaze as the ground. The central part is decorated with light blue underglaze and twining lotus patterns, with the golden “longevity” character and peach fruit in between, conveying the symbolic meaning of longevity in the whole work.
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