Ewer with chrysanthemum petal decoration in green glaze, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

Ewer with chrysanthemum petal decoration in green glaze, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

• Image Number: C1B000227N000000000PAD
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Floral apparatus
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  It has a long neck, a long straight neck, a convex ridge in the middle section, three ridges on the upper and lower corners of the sloping shoulder, a flat and round belly, and the upper and lower molds are printed with raised and compound chrysanthemum petals, flat bottoms, and short legs. A curved handle is installed on the neck and shoulder. The whole vessel is covered with green glaze, which is congealing and moistening, and also makes the protruding hoop edges and chrysanthemum petals on the surface of the vessel more soft. The foot margin is exposed for a circle, painted with brown juice, and the foot is full of glaze. The underglaze blue and white script “made in the reign of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty” is in three lines and six characters. The same type of ware is also decorated with blue and white flowers, such as the “Qing Yongzheng blue and white chrysanthemum petals pouring” (so porcelain 17683) collected in the courtyard.