A Guangcai Porcelain Hat-Pot with Painting of the Yang Family Lady Generals Qing Dynasty Jiaqing Period (1796-1820)

The official’s hat-pot was a vessel for the Qing imperial official to rest his official headwear (similar in function to the hat rack). The Qing official headwear or hat had two wing-like flaps which must not be folded. It had to be held overhanging to maintain its proper shape, as the saying goes: “the footwear must not be on table tops, the headwear must not be on the ground”. The hat-pot aptly embodied this concept and also expressed the solemnness of the official hat. The painting on the vessel was the famous folk story “Yang Family Lady Generals”, showing Mu as a lady, had great courage and spirit.

帽筒又稱官帽筒，是清代官員放置頂戴花翎的器具。清代官員的帽子有兩個後擺，不能迭壓，需懸垂著來保持帽子的形狀。古人講究「鞋不上桌，冠不落地」，以免「烏紗不保」。本品題材為楊門女將故事圖，表現了穆桂英巾幗不讓鬚眉的氣魄。

Brand
K11 Craft & Guild Foundation

Brand Origin
Hong Kong