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

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

• Image Number: C1B004256N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Miscellaneous apparatus
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  The porcelain toothpick cylinder is cylindrical, hollow to hold toothpicks, and the outer wall is decorated with enamel colored drawings. One end can be opened as the cover of the device, and the threading rope on the cover can go through the bottom of the device to form the silk spike. Each end is provided with a porcelain bead, which can be used to fix and adjust the opening and closing of the cover. The appearance of the whole device imitates the rolled up picture scroll. The two ends of the device roll grass leaves and flowers on the white ground to show the axle head. The light green flowers are arranged evenly, and the gaps are filled with red grass. In addition, the outer wall is painted with blue tangled lotus ornaments, and the golden “Swastika” characters are also seen between the flowers and leaves. Although it is a silk brocade with a wrapped head that simulates the colorful embroidery, according to the decorative characters of “Swastika”, its decoration is only in the form of a hand scroll, but it really means to express the auspicious meaning.