Lidded jar with decoration of dragon in doucai polychrome enamels, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)
- Image Number: C1B001879N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Ceramics
- Function: Container
- Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
- Description:
The mouth is closed, the neck is short, the shoulders are plump, the lower part of the abdomen is closed, the feet are concave, and a flat top cover is provided. Both the lid and the pot body are painted with blue and white, and then filled with color, which is commonly called “Doucai”. Draw a line of dragons on both sides of the pot belly. The dragon body crawls between the cloud patterns in a wavy shape. Fill the blue and white outline with green glaze. Draw flame patterns and cloud patterns around the dragon. Decorate the pot shoulder with a circle of Buddhist Eight Auspicious and Ruyi cloud patterns. Underneath the pot is a lotus leaf pattern. The cover is wide and flat. Paint a dragon and fire bead pattern. Decorate the gap with flame patterns. The edge of the cover is dotted with Ruyi cloud patterns. On the bottom, there are six characters and three lines of seal characters in the blue and white script “Made in the year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty”.
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