Hatter; China, Qing dynasty, third quarter of the 19th century.

Hatter; China, Qing dynasty, third quarter of the nineteenth century.
Glazed porcelain. Green family.
Presents seal on the base.
Measurements: 28,5 x 12 x 12 cm.
Hatter made of porcelain with enamels on glaze with ornamentation in the center and calligraphy on the back. This type of ornamentation is known as "Hundred antiques", it is a miscellaneous or general collection of emblematic forms that includes the Eight Treasures, the Four Treasures, the symbols of the Four Fine Arts (music, chess, calligraphy and painting) along with numerous conventional representations of sacrificial vessels, flowers, animals. Some of the elements included in this ornamentation are; Books: symbols of learning and one of the Four Signs of the Scholar, Brush Holders, Brushes: one of the four signs of the scholar, coral carving, longevity, official promotion. Second grade officials wore a coral button on the hat, Flowers - beauty and harmony, Hand Drum or Daogu, Incense Burner, Lute or Qin - marital happiness, suppression of lust. One of the four signs of the scholar, Palm Leaf (Chiao Yeh) - self-education and Peacock feathers: represent official rank among others.