Mallet-shaped vase in yang-ts’ai enamels with incised blue ground pattern of flower brocade and seasons flower ju-i décor 1742 (Ch’ien-lung reign)

Mallet-shaped vase in yang-ts’ai enamels with incised blue ground pattern of flower brocade and seasons flower ju-i décor 1742 (Ch’ien-lung reign)

• Image Number: K1B017950N000000000PAD
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
• Description:
  Lips, long neck, bulging belly, and feet. The surface of the bottle is carved with green cones and blue brocade, the neck is painted with six Ruyi cloud patterns, and the golden brocade pattern is painted in gray and black, and pearl flowers and auspicious patterns (chime and fish patterns) are hung; Banana leaf pattern at neck and shoulder, and gold painted ridge around; The three big and three small Ruyi patterns on the shoulder are painted with red gold, and the lotus pattern is added; The belly is decorated with rosette leaves, and the three glazed white glaze is painted with peony, daisy, pomegranate, hollyhock, hibiscus, wild chrysanthemum and other flowers; The other painted rose, plum, peony, camellia, wild chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum, daisy, red leaves and other twig flowers. The mouth, shoulder and foot are painted with three layers of gold respectively. The tire is thin and transparent, white and delicate. The blue material on the white ground at the bottom of the device is printed in four character two line regular script “made in the year of Qianlong”, with two side frames.