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Headrest. China, Qing dynasty, Guangxu period, 1875-1908. Hand painted porcelain. Remainder of export wax seal on the back. It has wear on the supports of the legs and some lack in a foot. Measurements: 25 x 32 x 13 cm. Antique Chinese porcelain pillow in the shape of a child resting on knees and elbows, in crawling position. The piece follows the models of the Song dynasty, although it is later. 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.
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Headrest. China, Qing dynasty, Guangxu period, 1875-1908. Hand painted porcelain. Remainder of export wax seal on the back. It has wear on the supports of the legs and some lack in a foot. Measurements: 25 x 32 x 13 cm. Antique Chinese porcelain pillow in the shape of a child resting on knees and elbows, in crawling position. The piece follows the models of the Song dynasty, although it is later. 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.
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