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

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

• Image Number: K1B017569N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Cover bowl, open, slant straight wall, short circle foot, with disc shaped circle foot cover. The mural outside the bowl has four groups of four seasons’ twig and flower patterns, including peony and rose; Peony and daisy; Camellia, plum blossom; Chrysanthemum, etc., decorated with a peach rose in the heart of the bowl. The outer wall of the lid is also painted with four groups of four seasons’ folding flower patterns, such as rose, lotus, chrysanthemum, plum, etc. The inner and outer bottom of the lid are decorated with a rose and a lotus respectively. 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.