Large drum-shaped flask in underglaze blue, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)
- Image Number: C1B003199N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Ceramics
- Function: furnishings
- Material: Minerals/ceramics/ceramics
- Description:
It has a small round mouth, straight neck, and a flat round abdomen underneath. Its two sides of cirrus ears connect the neck and shoulders, and its oblong arcuate horns slightly turn outward. The whole ware is decorated with patterns in underglaze cobalt blue, and both the style and patterns are imitated from Ming Dynasty ceramics. The mouth edge is decorated with a pattern, the neck is decorated with a roll of glossy ganoderma, and the foot wall is decorated with a roll of glossy ganoderma. Both sides of the flat abdomen of the utensil are painted with curly flowers. The pattern design of the flat belly round surface takes the central circular bulge as the center of the flower, with two layers of petals on the periphery. The inner layer is a smaller leaf gate shaped lotus petal, and the outer layer is eight large pointed lotus petals. The lotus petals are decorated with eight treasures, while the central circular bulge of the whole flower center is painted with six snowflake crystals with small flowers as the core. The foot underglaze blue and white script “made in the year of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty” has three lines and six characters.
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