Gall-bladder-shaped vase with dragon boat in falangcai painted enamels, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty-China Archive

Image Number: K1B008646N000000000PAG
Dynasty: Qing dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
Description:
Bottle, with mouth closed and lips out, long neck, large abdomen, flat bottom and short circle feet. The body is thick, with white glaze as the ground, enamel color painting, and no glaze exposed body on the foot ring. The external wall decorations of the tower, the palace and the dragon boat race are based on the “Jinming Capture Brocade Scroll” painted by Wang Zhenpeng of the Yuan Dynasty. It describes that during the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty in Chongning, the imperial garden Jinmingchi was specially opened, and the story of the championship and the enjoyment of the people was presented. There is no decorative pattern on the neck, and there is an inscription in ink: “The fairyland is surrounded by the beautiful pavilion, and the phoenix is surrounded by the dragon.” At the beginning and end of the poem, there are three seals of “longevity”, “mountain high” and “water long” described by Zhu Hong, which form a beautiful sentence with auspicious implication. In the center of the outsole, the four character and two line imitation Song style style of “Qianlong Year System” is printed in blue, with thick and thin double side frames.