Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1800-1900
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, painted,
Subjects:dancer
Dimensions:Height: 6 centimetres Weight: 0.70 kilograms Width: 14.50 centimetres Depth: 12 centimetres
Description:
This rectangular porcelain pillow has an openwork design of two overlapping Chinese coins at one end and a quatrefoil opening at the other, both surrounded by four iron-red bats. On the front face a woman is portrayed in Manchu costume lounging on a garden stool. Behind her a screen door is half-open and beside her are the accoutrements of scholarship. On the back a woman is shown dancing with her arms above her head while a man offers her a gold ingot in a garden setting in the same palette. The narrow sides are painted with antiques. The designs are outlined in black enamel and coloured with famille rose enamels..
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![图片[1]-pillow BM-1910-0606.13-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00012205_001.jpg)
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Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, painted,
Subjects:dancer
Dimensions:Height: 6 centimetres Weight: 0.70 kilograms Width: 14.50 centimetres Depth: 12 centimetres
Description:
This rectangular porcelain pillow has an openwork design of two overlapping Chinese coins at one end and a quatrefoil opening at the other, both surrounded by four iron-red bats. On the front face a woman is portrayed in Manchu costume lounging on a garden stool. Behind her a screen door is half-open and beside her are the accoutrements of scholarship. On the back a woman is shown dancing with her arms above her head while a man offers her a gold ingot in a garden setting in the same palette. The narrow sides are painted with antiques. The designs are outlined in black enamel and coloured with famille rose enamels..
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