Yixing lidded cup with flowers of the four seasons in painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign (1662-1722)-China Archive

Image Number: K1B016982N000000000PAF
Dynasty: Qing dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
Skim edge, deep arc wall, short circle foot, such as inverted bell, arch cover with round foot button. The bowl center is painted with a rose flower on the side, and the outer wall is painted with peonies, roses and daisies on the brown ground; The cover is painted with roses, chrysanthemums, small daisies and camellias, and the bottom of the cover is decorated with a rose in full bloom. The body soil is slightly thick, and it is Yixing purple clay body ground. Transparent glaze is applied outside the body. On the bottom of the bowl, there are two lines of four character yellow regular script “Made by Emperor Kangxi”, plus thick and thin double side frames. The courtyard collects the purple clay body enamel colored ware of Yixing, Kangxi. Except for decorative patterns and painted colors, the inner surface of the body is not glazed, while some of the outer wall and the body are painted after being thinly coated with transparent glaze. This is the “Yixing Embryo Painted Enamel Flower Cover Cup, One Piece” listed in the “Enamel, Glass, Yixing, and Magnetic Embryo Furnishings File”, and this is the only one Yixing Embryo Enamel Deep Belly Bell shaped Tea Cup stored in our hospital.