[Golden cloud and crane water bottle]
Golden cloud and crane water bottle, clear, 28cm high
The water bottle is made of gold. Round, covered, with cloud and crane patterns carved on the whole body. The water bottle, together with the stove, the spitting pot, the incense box, and the lavatory basin, constitute the “golden eight pieces”, which are important ceremonial objects in the brine book honor guard of the emperor, queen, and concubines. According to the records, this device should be one of the concubines’ halogen books.
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