Bowl with ink peony in falangcai painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign 1723-1735

Bowl with ink peony in falangcai painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign 1723-1735

• Image Number: K1B017696N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  The bowl has a wide mouth, curved deep wall, flat bottom, shallow circle feet, and white glaze is applied inside and outside. On one side of the wall, peony flowers and leaves are painted in ochre ink, and stones and two insects are placed between them. The theme and content of the painting are the same as those of the old porcelain 17695, but the composition is slightly different. No matter the petals are in full bloom or in bud, they all have outline hooks. The petals are turned over, close to the stamens or the receptacle parts are all expressed in dark ink, creating a three-dimensional sense; The leaves also have dark and light ink color at the turning position of the leaves, so the flowers and leaves seem to be swayed by the wind; The flower branches are painted with no bones; In addition to the outline of the stone, paint spots on the edge of the stone, and then draw several light colored lines on the surface of the stone to create a texturing method similar to that of a painter painting the stone. The intersection of the stone also uses ink to deepen the shadow effect. Therefore, the texture of the stone and the three-dimensional effect of light and shadow are based on the ink