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: C1B004219N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Miscellaneous apparatus
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  The porcelain toothpick cylinder is flat and round, hollow to hold toothpicks, and the outer wall is painted with pastel. One end is a cover with a child mouth. The cover is threaded with a rope, which is connected to the bottom of the tool. The end is a silk spike, with a turquoise color and a red porcelain bead at the top and bottom. In this way, the opening and closing of the cover can be fixed and adjusted. The appearance of the whole device imitates the wrapped and neat picture scroll. The center of the outer wall of the device is painted with gold thread winding and ivory white clasp. The gold thread and clasp are both molded and bulged, and the two ends of the device have a circle of white ground blue curling grass patterns to show the edge of the hand scroll; The top and bottom surfaces are painted with red gold spiral patterns, like paper rolls. In addition, the outer wall is decorated with purple and red tangled crocus flowers, which is like a gorgeous scroll wrapped around the head. On the upper right, there is a rectangular gold frame inscription, which is used to write the four seal characters of “eternal life” in white ink, or to make this device for birthday celebration.