Painted Baizi Suu Dish

[Tiaocai Baizi Sui Pan]

Tiaocai Baizi Sui Pan is 5.6cm high, 58.7cm long, and 32.7cm wide
The disk is rectangular. The color paint consists of five layers from bottom to top: grass green, purple, yellow, green, and red. A picture of a baby carving scene on the plate shows a lively scene, with various character forms reaching their perfection. The color paint is elegant and rich, fresh and clean, with clear layers and rich changes. The bottom of the plate is painted with black paint and engraved with the regular script inscriptions “Made in the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty” and “Baizi Supan”
“Bai Zi” refers to dozens of young children in the picture, and the word “Sui” refers to “Sui”, which means that the child is at least one year old. According to Xie Weixin of the Song Dynasty, “The first year of life is set up as the Supan.”. In ancient times, when a child is one year old, various utensils are placed on the plate and allowed to be picked up as a sign. This Baizi Supan is a utensil used by the Qing court to display various artifacts when the prince was one year old
This plate is exquisitely carved, with a sharp and skilled knife technique, and deep, steep, and straight cuts, representing the superb level of color carving in the Qing Dynasty. During the reign of Qianlong, the imperial court often assigned Suzhou to weave and manufacture lacquer carving utensils. In the “Records of the Qing Dynasty”, it is recorded that during the reign of Qianlong, Suzhou introduced a “hundred sons Supan” to the court. This article is a valuable information for understanding the level of Suzhou lacquer carving technology during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty


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