Dish with four-seasons flower inside a carved green exterior in falangcai painted enamels, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty

Dish with four-seasons flower inside a carved green exterior in falangcai painted enamels, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty

• Image Number: K1B017213N000000000PAE
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Open, shallow arc wall, flat bottom, short circle foot. On the white floor of the dish center, yellow roses and carnations are painted in enamel. The inscription in ink is: “The powder is greasy with bees’ whiskers, and the light coagulates butterflies’ wings.” The upper and lower vermilion seals are printed with “Jiali”, “Jincheng” and “Xuying”. The outer wall is light green, and six square brocade patterns are carved on the ground. The gaps are painted with four season flowers, such as tree peony, lotus, chrysanthemum, red plum, and so on. The mouth and foot are left blank. The tire is thin and transparent, and the bottom is made of blue material, “made in the year of Qianlong”, in four characters and two lines, in imitation of Song typeface regular script, with two side frames.