Cup with flowers and insects in green ground of falangcai painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign 1723-1735

Cup with flowers and insects in green ground of falangcai painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign 1723-1735

• Image Number: K1B017570N000000000PAI
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  This cup has a tight mouth, a deep belly, a flat bottom, and a shallow bottom. The inside of the utensil is plain without lines. The outer wall is covered with green glaze. On one side, an ochre lake stone is painted in the center. Behind the stone, there are scissorweed (Dianthus caryophyllus) and hemlock flowers. On the tip of the hemlock leaf, there is a grasshopper with protective color. On the other side, there is a line “Fragrant Girl Style” written in ink. The line comes from the sixth line of Li Jiao’s five character poem “Xuan” in the Tang Dynasty. After the poem, there is a red seal of “Beauty”. The bottom of the utensil is provided with two lines of blue Song typeface made in Yongzheng year.