Bowl with “Auspicious Fungus and Orchid Celebrating Birthday” motif on a yellow ground in falangcai painted enamels, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty

Bowl with “Auspicious Fungus and Orchid Celebrating Birthday” motif on a yellow ground in falangcai painted enamels, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty

• Image Number: K1B017087N000000000PAD
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Skim, arc wall, short circle foot. The white glaze inside the utensil has no lines, and one side of the yellow ground on the outer wall is painted with enamel colored ganoderma lucidum, orchids and longevity stones; On one side, there is a poem written in ink, “The fairy path in Yunshen remote island is warm in spring, and the orchids are fragrant”. The top and bottom of the poem are decorated with three seals, “Beautiful”, “Bixia”, and “Sunrise”. The body is thin and transparent. The white glaze is as sweet and white as jade. A white line is left on each mouth and foot. The four character, two line, imitation Song style regular script of “made in the year of Qianlong” is printed on the blue background, with thick and thin double side frames.