Tea caddy with decoration of chrysanthemum in underglaze blue, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

Tea caddy with decoration of chrysanthemum in underglaze blue, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

• Image Number: C1B001268N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Small round mouth, short neck, oblique shoulder, straight round belly, concave foot, with flat top and round cover. The whole vessel is decorated with blue and white flowers. A chrysanthemum is painted on the cover, and a circle of flowers is painted on the wall; The shoulder is painted with Ruyi pattern for one week, the abdomen is painted with peach fruit, peach flower, persimmon fruit, persimmon flower, pomegranate, pomegranate flower and other six branch flowers and fruits, the bottom is painted with lotus petal pattern for one week, and five green lines are added between the patterns. The blue and white glaze is thick, with occasional dark spots. The white glaze is blue, and the glaze is full of crystal bubbles. The body is white and delicate, and the line of the inner wall body glaze is light orange.