Kangxi (1662-1722)
The lady's shoe is in the shape of an early Ming satin model with an embroidered top, and a piece of damask is attached to the heel (see a pair of shoes found in an early Ming lady's tomb).
It is glazed in yellow and enamels, details in relief of a stylised animal's mask in green and aubergine.
Length 9.5 cm
This so-called' lotus' shoe was meant for a lady's bound foot.
In traditional China, especially during the Song (960-1279) throughout the Qing (1644-1912) dynasties, the bound feet were considered the most intimate and erotic part of a woman's body, symbols of feminine beauty, elegance and sexuality. Therefore, small-sized shoes were deeply intertwined with sexuality, eroticism, and patriarchal perceptions of femininity.
PF 52 清康熙 素三彩繡花鞋型筆洗
此品造形取法明早期緞面繡花鞋，鞋面飾以刺繡紋樣，後跟處見綾緞紋（參考明代早期女性墓葬出土之鞋履實物）。通體施琺瑯黃釉，鞋頭處浮雕蛾紋，施綠、紫色釉。
長9.5公分
