Blue and white shoes with dragons.. need info on them

I have a pair of blue and white baby booties with dragons and do not know anything about them. If anyone can give me any information about them that would be great. Thanks

 

Lotus Shoes. What the poor Chinese women with bound feet wore.

 

They wore ceramic shoes???

 

I believe so

 

Do u know anything about these ones?

 

Of course not... it's what these decorative items are fashioned after.

 

https://www.amazinggracehk.com/666074.html?custom_ref=RMpj9P probably fairly new like these examples. Maybe someone can read the mark and tell you more.

 

fill em with a silk pillow....and you've got nice pin cusions.

 

Yes, they are recent, still being made. As Kronos said decorative items.
The white metal is often called Tibet silver or Miao silver. It has no silver content. These metal mounts are usually decorated with dragon and phoenix motifs. That stands for the balance between Yin and Yang, male and female, etc. In imperial days the dragon was a symbol of the emperor, the phoenix of the empress, again in balance, for harmony.
The dragon and phoenix are also printed on the porcelain.

 

"Hand-painted replicas in ceramic of the tiny cloth shoes Chinese women were forced to wear"

 

Glad to live in a different time. Corsets were bad enough, but not having the freedom to walk without the support of male family members, just for the sake of beauty....
I would take that hand painted with a pinch of salt. Transfer prints with dabs added by hand, more likely. The rim is hand painted, in a rather rushed way.