Teapot with decoration of Indian lotus in fencai painted enamels on a green ground, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)
- Image Number: C1B002912N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Ceramics
- Function: Container
- Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
- Description:
Round mouth, round belly, concave foot, meandering, bow shaped handle, with round button flat cover, and a round vent hole on the side of the button. The whole vessel is painted with pastel. The covering pattern is four crocus flowers, with deformed branches and leaves in the middle. The cover buttons are painted with gold, and four flower patterns are painted around. Ruyi pattern is decorated on the shoulder, lotus petal pattern is around the bottom, and the pot flow and handle are also decorated with tangled lotus patterns. The inside of the pot is painted in blue, the outside wall is painted in green, the bottom of the pot is left blank in the middle of the blue ground, and the inside is painted in red with six characters and two lines of seal characters “made in the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty”. This pot is full of glaze color, which is gorgeous and meticulous. Its shape is similar to that of Yixing teapots of the same era, and its shape may be from Yixing red clay and purple clay ware.
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