Gall-bladder-shaped vase with plum-blossom and myna bird in falangcai painted enamels, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty

Gall-bladder-shaped vase with plum-blossom and myna bird in falangcai painted enamels, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty

• Image Number: K1B017948N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  The shape of the gall bladder. The whole body is white glazed. The outer wall is an enamel painted red plum tree. The trunk of the tree is slanted from side to side. The branches of the plum blossom are either in full bloom or in bud. The plumage is staggered. There are several green bamboos leaning against the trunk. Nine myna perch, fly, or sing, each with its own posture. The bottle neck is empty and the ink is printed, “You can know the spring scenery and occupy the first branch of the east wind”, and the red material is used to describe the poem lines, “Spring comes first”, “Longevity is ancient”, and “Fragrance is clear”. The blue material on the bottom of the vessel is printed in four character two line regular script “made in the year of Qianlong”.