Pair of vases in yang-ts’ai enamels with décor of western floral and fungus 1742 (Ch’ien-lung reign)

Pair of vases in yang-ts’ai enamels with décor of western floral and fungus 1742 (Ch’ien-lung reign)

• Image Number: K1B017241N000000000PAE
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Shaped like bronze ware. Open folding edge, wide neck, sloping shoulders, large abdomen, concave feet. The body is slightly heavy. The surface of the utensil is painted with white glaze. The mouth, foot and part of the decorative patterns are painted with gold. The whole utensil is painted with enamel. The neck of the utensil is Ruyi cloud and banana leaf patterns, and the shoulder is wrapped with lotus patterns and connecting patterns. The main patterns on the belly of the vessel are glossy ganoderma and an array of foreign flowers. The inner mouth, neck and bottom of the utensil are all painted with lake green glaze, and the blue and white script “made in the year of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty” is placed in a blank box at the bottom of the utensil.