Hexagonal vase with floral decoration in underglaze blue, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Hexagonal vase with floral decoration in underglaze blue, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: C1B000065N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Furnisher
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  The porcelain body is hexagonal bottle shaped, with a long neck, sloping shoulders, a long belly, and hexagons with rounded feet. It is decorated with blue and white flowers, and the edge of the mouth is surrounded by a pattern, and the neck is painted with tangled lotus. The pattern of “Swastika” around the belly and neck, and six sides of the abdomen, each painted with folded branches, rosettes, pomegranates, peaches, and bergamots. The feet are decorated with flower patterns and moire, the foot margin is exposed, and the embryo is dense and white. The overall pattern is exquisite and the layout is detailed. The blue and white flowers are deliberately applied with dark spots, which are modeled on the blue and white effect of Yongxuan period in the early Ming Dynasty. On the bottom is the three lines of cobalt blue seal script in white, “made in the year of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty”.