Vase with flowers and birds in wucai polychrome enamels, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign, 1662-1722

Vase with flowers and birds in wucai polychrome enamels, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign, 1662-1722

• Image Number: K1B016512N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Zun, bell mouth, flat and round abdomen, and the high foot’s shin turned outward to the foot margin. The cover of the whole vessel is white glazed, and there is no grain inside the vessel. The outer mouth is painted around the triangle along the color painting, and the upper and lower ends of the neck are painted around the flower and leaf patterns. Red peonies, lake stones and butterflies are painted in the middle; The belly is painted with chrysanthemums. There are six lights in total. The big rectangular lights are painted with bamboo, stone, flowers and birds, the leaf shaped lights are painted with Pisces, and the small rectangular lights are painted with katydids; A circle of lotus petals is painted on the bottom, dragon patterns and flame patterns are painted on the shins, and cloud head patterns and dot patterns are painted on the feet.