Yellow ground pastel butterfly pattern stiff bucket

[Yellow ground pastel butterfly pattern stiff bucket]

Yellow ground pastel butterfly pattern stiff bucket, Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty, height 9 cm, caliber 8.7 cm, foot diameter 5.2 cm
Stiffened and open, with a rounded belly and rounded feet. Small and beautiful in shape. The interior is painted with white glaze and the exterior is painted with yellow glaze, with various butterfly patterns. Zhadou is a utensil for holding bone spurs on the palace banquet table. According to records, this kind of appliance was used as early as the Yuan Dynasty. In the Tongzhi wedding utensils, the stiff bucket was produced in sets with bowls, plates, and wine cups, indicating that the porcelain used for wedding banquets was very exquisite at that time. Using butterflies as auspicious patterns, in addition to being colorful, also lies in the homophonic sound of “butterfly” and “octogenarian”. The term “octogenarian” generally refers to being old and decorated with butterflies as a symbol of longevity. The center of the outsole is embossed with red ink and printed in regular script with four characters and two lines of “Tongzhi Year System”