Featured A pair of Qianglong toad brushwasher

Discussion in 'Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain' started by shamster, May 9, 2025.

  1. shamster

    shamster Well-Known Member

    So a few days ago I posted a thread about a Qianglong three-legged toad mini brushwasher with glue all over its body and I decided to give it another chance. I also bought a very similar brushwasher with a hole on the butt hoping they can be displayed together as a pair.

    Now I have done everything I can as a new collector to restore them and they’re ready to be shown! Sadly, I have tried all chemicals I have to clean the ink in that hairline, but none of them worked. It’s been stuck in for perhaps a century and become very tough, so I’ll just leave it there. Also some scratches appeared near the hairline as a result of physical removal…:oops: but a small piece of tape does the trick and the glaze looks fine!

    I have posted them in various angles so people might learn how the details on porcelain that old look like. However, if you have different opinions on dating, I will be happy to hear and learn!

    By the way what should I do with them apart from planting my corals?
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Great job, shammie!:happy:
    Display them and enjoy them.:)
     
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  3. shamster

    shamster Well-Known Member

    Yeah … but I’m trying to use more creativity :D ec6af1754c1b53506e31369ce8e97a16.jpeg
     
  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    They look like officials of some sort.:joyful:
     
  5. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    I can't believe they used all that gloop to hide the crack. Looks better without.
     
  6. shamster

    shamster Well-Known Member

    He’s a lucky toad to have met me :p
     
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  7. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Toads are lucky anyway, as are frogs; that goes double if you find things from the American Southwest. Frogs are a water animal, and water there is a precious commodity.

    As for the ink in the crack, it's dyed the ceramic at this point and isn't budging. It is now part of the design.
     
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  8. shamster

    shamster Well-Known Member

    Yes, a reminder of someone used it to wash their brush long ago;)
     
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  9. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    Could be a really bad colour match :wideyed:
     
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  10. shamster

    shamster Well-Known Member

    Well after saying I would only consider antique porcelain that is inexpensive… I found this cutie listed at £170… don’t think I would spend that much on something I have no knowledge of but just really want to share… IMG_0835.jpeg
     
  11. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Very sweet. It seems to be surprised, maybe because someone gave it gold ear jewellery.;)
     
  12. shamster

    shamster Well-Known Member

    Yeah the Kintsugi work is so perfect! It looks alarmed with ears about to go flat:D
     
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