Bowl with ink plum blossom in falangcai painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign 1723-1735

Bowl with ink plum blossom in falangcai painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign 1723-1735

• Image Number: K1B017007N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  This piece has a wide mouth, a shallow wall and a short circle. The inside of the utensil is plain without lines. On one side of the outer wall, a plum tree is painted with ochre ink. The plum flowers are painted with circular petals. The flowers are white and plump. The branches break the exit edge from bottom to top, and the posture is vigorous and straight. On the other side of the outer wall, there are two lines written in ink: “The shadow of the moon can be seen in the front of the wall, and the dark fragrance can be heard in the ink pool.” In front of the line, there is “spring”, followed by three red ink seals: “Shougu” (in white) and “Xiangqing”. The bottom of the utensil is provided with two lines of blue Song typeface made in Yongzheng year. This piece and the old porcelain 17008 may be a pair of “ink plum blossom six inch plates” made in the files of the manufacturing office on December 28, 2012.