Gu vase with plantain leaf and hydrangea in falangcai painted enamels, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty

Gu vase with plantain leaf and hydrangea in falangcai painted enamels, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty

• Image Number: K1B014029N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  It is shaped like a bronze goblet of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, with a bell mouth, a slender neck, long shins pointing outward, flat bottoms, and round feet. It is painted with enamel on a magnetic embryo. The open outer wall is painted with a circle of flower and leaf patterns on the yellow map. The white ground below and at the bottom is decorated with hydrangeas of all sizes. The belly and shin are painted with patterns of banana leaves. The convex part is the blue Kui dragon pattern on the yellow ground. The upper and lower parts are decorated with a palindrome. “Qianlong Year” four character two line regular script printed in white on the foot and blue on the ground, plus double boxes.