Bowl with green landscape in falangcai painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign 1723-1735-China Archive

Image Number: K1B017051N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Qing dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
Round mouth lip, curved deep wall, short circle foot. The fetal bone is thick. White glaze is applied inside and outside. One side of the surface is painted with landscapes. The patterns are meticulous. The pagoda stands on the top of the mountain, the houses at the foot of the mountain have festivals, and the fish boats are scaled. On the other side, the ink inscription reads: “A round of bright colors, bright gold and clear light enter the sword pool.”. At the beginning of the sentence, the red material “Shouru” is painted, and at the end of the sentence, the two seals are “De Gao” and “Zhiyuan”. There is no grain in the bowl, and there is no exposed glaze at the foot. At the bottom, there are blue materials made in Yongzheng’s year. The “Sword Pool” in the title line points out the theme of Suzhou Tiger Hill landscape painting, from which we can infer that the pagoda in the painting should be the Yunyan Temple Pagoda. Since the Records of the Historian of the Han Dynasty, the landscape of Huqiu has been known as “the first scenic spot in Wuzhong”. The history handed down orally by the people can also echo with the seals, conveying the idea of Emperor Yongzheng to seek virtue, longevity and harmony. A couple passed down from generation to generation, 15 years after Daoguang (1