Lidded jar in pale green glaze, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

Lidded jar in pale green glaze, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

• Image Number: C1B002869N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Description:
  Straight mouth, short neck, plump shoulders, fat belly, a concave edge near the foot, flat bottom, shallow concave feet, with round button hat shaped mother and child mouth cap. The whole body is covered with blue glaze, which is pink and green. The glaze color is uniform and elegant, the fetal bone is uniform and light, and the texture is firm and delicate. The blue and white book “made in the reign of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty” is a regular script with six characters, double lines and double round boxes. There were many green glazed or blue and white tea pots in the Yongzheng period, which shows the prosperity of tea drinking in the imperial court during the Yongzheng period.