Seal cast with inscription “Du ling wai shi”, Han dynasty (206 BCE – 220CE)

Seal cast with inscription “Du ling wai shi”, Han dynasty (206 BCE – 220CE)

• Image Number: K1B010914N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Archival dimension: 高29公分 口徑9.5公分 底徑9.8公分
• Function: Container
• Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
• Description:
  The bottle with a wide neck and sloping shoulders is painted with tangled lotus patterns on the green land. The neck is decorated with a chime, which is connected with lotus and Ruyi. The bottle is wrapped and bound with a raised and carved purple blue leather ball flower bundle, which presents a three-dimensional aesthetic feeling. The whole device is decorated with a bundle, a chime and a continuous lotus pattern, which means “happiness and happiness”. The outer edge of the bottom is decorated with lotus petal patterns of various colors. Light blue glaze is applied to the inner and outer bottoms of the utensil. The bottom is made of red materials with three lines of seal script “made in Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty”. From the beginning of Yongzheng period, the body was decorated with baggage patterns, which was inherited by Qianlong and followed by Jiaqing. This piece is beautiful in shape, fresh and elegant in color, which is pleasing to the eyes.