American Toby Jug Museum 

Mandarin medium majolica toby jug produced by Vierzon of Vierzon, France, circa 1910. A mandarin was a bureaucrat scholar in the history of China, Korea and Vietnam. The term is generally applied to the officials appointed through the imperial examination system. In the West, the term mandarin is associated with the concept of the scholar-official who immersed himself in poetry, literature, and Confucian learning in addition to performing civil service duties. Wearing his full length flowing robes and hat, this seated Mandarin is holding a long stemmed pipe in his left hand. His long braided queue forms the handle of the jug. This jug was designed by F. Perrot and is known in two sizes.