Toothpick holder with floral scrolls in fencai polychrome enamels on a red ground, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Toothpick holder with floral scrolls in fencai polychrome enamels on a red ground, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

• Image Number: C1B004805N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Miscellaneous apparatus
• Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
• Description:
  Porcelain toothpick cylinder, which is flat and round, is hollow to hold toothpicks, and the outer wall is painted with flowers and flowers. 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 appearance of the whole device imitates the wrapped and neat picture scroll, so the center of the outer wall of the device is painted with a white clip wrapped in gold thread, with a circle of white ground blue curly grass patterns at both ends to show the edge of the hand scroll. The outer wall of the body is decorated with red underglaze and twining lotus patterns, like a gorgeous scroll wrapped around the head. There is also a rectangular gold framed title on the upper right, which is written in black four seal characters of “eternal life”