Chinese powder box
- Title
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Chinese powder box.
- Format
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Realia
- Published
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1930's.
- Description
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2 pieces; porcelain with yellow glaze on exterior; 3 1/4" diam. x 1" high.
- Summary
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Porcelain with yellow glaze on exterior. An oval on the lid contains a scene of a cock and hen copulating. On the reverse of the lid is a couple involved in sex play. They are surrounded by butterflies, symbol of love. The implication is that they are married like chickens.
- Kinsey subjects
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Art--China--20th century.
Covert in art.
Porcelain.
Ceramic vessels.