Hat stand; China, Qing dynasty, Guagxu Period, 1875-1908.

Hat stand; China, Qing dynasty, Guagxu Period, 1875-1908.
Powder blue glazed and partially gilded porcelain.
It has a hair.
It has period marks on the base.
Measurements: 28 x 12 x 12 cm.
Porcelain enameled porcelain holder made in blue and partially gilded. The piece of cylindrical format presents figurative ornamentation based on the presence of a great dragon.
Emperor Guangxu also known by his temple name Emperor Dezong of Qing, personal name Zaitian, was the tenth emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule China proper. His reign, which lasted from 1875 to 1908, was largely dominated by his aunt, Empress Dowager Cixi. Guangxu initiated the radical Hundred Days Reform, but it was abruptly interrupted when the empress dowager staged a coup d'état in 1898. After the death of Emperor Tongzhi in 1875, Empress Dowager Cixi installed her four-year-old nephew as Emperor Guangxu, contravening Qing dynastic custom During this period, the European tendency to imitate Chinese artistic traditions, known as chinoiserie, also gained great popularity in Europe due to increased trade with China and the broader current of Orientalism.