Bowl with cotton roses and osmanthuses on a green ground in painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

Bowl with cotton roses and osmanthuses on a green ground in painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

• Image Number: K1B017175N000000000PAF
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  This bowl has a long mouth, a deep arc wall and a short circle. The inside of the utensil is plain without lines. The outer wall is green. On one side, there is a painted stone. Behind it, there is a cinnamon tree. The branches are full of yellow osmanthus flowers. Under the tree, there are large pink hibiscus and small purple chrysanthemums in full bloom. On the other side of the outer wall, there are two lines written in ink: “The branches bear unlimited moons, and the flowers are full of natural autumn.” The lines are from the couplets of Li Qiao’s five character poem “Gui” in the Tang Dynasty. There are three red ink seals in front of the poem, “Jiali”, and behind it, “Jincheng” and “Xuying”. The bottom of the utensil is provided with two lines of blue Song typeface made in Yongzheng year.