Olive-shaped vase with peony and chrysanthemum in falangcai painted enamels, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty

Olive-shaped vase with peony and chrysanthemum in falangcai painted enamels, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty

• Image Number: K1B014007N000000000PAE
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  The mouth is slightly extravagant, the neck is wide and long, the middle abdomen is slightly protruding, the bottom is flat, the feet are concave, and the shape is like an olive, hence the name. There are flowers in the painting garden on the surface of the vessel. There are several peonies in the lake stone. On one side, there are many wild chrysanthemums. In the space between the neck and the shoulder, there is an inscription in ink: “Green supports the bearing and dew the pistil, while red properly leaves the appendix branch.” The poem depicts the three seals of “Beauty”, “Four Seasons” and “Changchun”. The tire is thin and transparent, bright and clean, and the blue material on the bottom of the container is printed in four character two line regular script with “Made in the year of Qianlong”, plus two side frames.