Bowl with floral decoration in red ground of yangcai painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

Bowl with floral decoration in red ground of yangcai painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

• Image Number: K1B008574N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
• Description:
  Slightly skim mouth, arc wall, circle foot. The inner wall of the utensil is white, the outer wall is painted with red glaze to the foot border, and three broken branches and double petals are painted. The center part is pink, the outer side of the petals is white, the inner side is light blue, and the surrounding extends symmetrical green leaves, curling slightly. The foot circle is exposed, and the bottom of the device is white. The blue and white script, “Made by Emperor Yongzheng”, is in double block script with four characters on both sides, and the handwriting is simple. The technique of painting decorative patterns or lighting in the gaps between the golden fields is also called “icing on the cake”, which is a common technique of enamel colored porcelain in the Qianlong Dynasty.