Tea bowl with “Three Friends of Winter” motif in falangcai painted enamels, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty

Tea bowl with “Three Friends of Winter” motif in falangcai painted enamels, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty

• Image Number: K1B017032N000000000PAG
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Skim mouth, arc wall, deep abdomen, short circle foot. The whole vessel is painted with white glaze. On one side of the outer wall, three friendship patterns of pine, bamboo and plum are painted. The pine and bamboo are painted with green color. The plum blossom is decorated with peach red color. The color is different in depth and thickness. On the other side, the ink inscription reads: “Spring grows in Shanglin Garden, and three friends make friends by connecting branches.” Zhu Hong depicts the three seals of “three lights”, “four seasons” and “Changchun”. The bowl is decorated with nine broken peach fruits and one rose. The fetal bone is slightly heavy, and the glaze is bright and clean. “Made in the year of Qianlong” in four character two line regular script on the blue background. This tea bowl was recorded in the Archives of Enamel, Glass, Yixing, and Magnet Furnishings, and there was a pair of tea bowls named “Porcelain Body Painting Enamel Sanyou White Ground Tea Bowl”. It was recognized that “made in the year of Qianlong” was consistent with our collection.