Gall-bladder-shaped vase with falangcai polychrome decoration of three auspicious fruits, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Gall-bladder-shaped vase with falangcai polychrome decoration of three auspicious fruits, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: K1B006410N000000000PAE
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
• Description:
  The gall bladder has a small mouth, a long neck and a belly like a gall bladder, hence its name. The main pattern of the bottle body is composed of three groups of auspicious three fruit patterns with ganoderma lucidum patterns, including peach fruit, pomegranate and lychee. Three bats fly among the patterns; The neck is also decorated with three fruit ganoderma lucidum patterns, and between the mouth and the shoulder, there are four lines of flowers, Ruyi and Yangfu banana leaves; The bottom edge and foot edge are painted with lotus petals and twig flower and leaf patterns, the mouth and foot are covered with gold color, and gold color is also painted between the patterns and the stems and veins of banana leaves. The inner neck and bottom of the utensil are painted with lake green glaze, and the bottom is painted with four character seal characters “made in the year of Qianlong” in blue, with double frames.