クリスティーズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (クリスティーズInstagram)「Brighten your #Caturday with this rare black & white cat nightlight dating from the Qianlong Period (1736-1795), which is included in our online sale of Chinese Export Art — now open for bidding!⠀ .⠀ Cat-shaped nightlights were made in China as early as the late Ming period (1368 to 1644). The French Jesuit priest François Xavier d'Entrecolles (1664-1741), who traveled to China to learn the local technique of manufacturing porcelain, was famously struck by the cat form on a visit to the 'Porcelain Capital' city of Jingdezhen.⠀ .⠀ 'I have seen a cat painted after life, in the head of which a little lamp was put to illuminate the eyes', he wrote. '[I] was assured that in the night the rats were terrified by it'.⠀ .⠀ A Rare Black and White Cat Nightlight, Qianlong Period (1736-1795). Estimate: $4,000-6,000.⠀ .⠀ Chinese Export Art Featuring Property from the Tibor Collection — 7-20 January, online⠀ .⠀ #chineseexport #art #qianlong #cat #nightlight #chineseart」1月16日 17時38分