Vase with flowers and birds in underglaze blue and red, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Vase with flowers and birds in underglaze blue and red, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

• Image Number: K1B002789N000000000PAG
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
• Description:
  Round mouth, short neck, long abdomen and slightly drum, shallow ring feet. The mouth edge is inlaid with copper clasps, and the lower part is painted with a blue and white pattern, and the neck is painted with a butterfly and flower pattern composed of blue and white and red materials. The shoulders are painted with interlaced red diagonal grid patterns and blue and white straight brocade ground, and the upper part of the brocade ground is decorated with red folded band cloud patterns. The upper edge of the abdominal wall is decorated with a blue and white cloud head pattern, the middle is decorated with blue and red butterflies and various flowers, flowers and fruits, and the lower edge is decorated with a blue and white lotus petal pattern. The outer side of the circle foot is painted with a red pattern. There is no glaze exposed on the sole edge, and the outsole is glazed. There is no style. According to the History of Chinese Ceramics, the production and firing of blue and white underglaze red porcelain can be traced back to the Jingdezhen kiln of the Yuan Dynasty. It is also an underglaze color like blue and white, but it uses copper and cobalt as colorants respectively. First, it is painted on the porcelain body. After a layer of transparent glaze is applied, it is fired in the kiln at a high temperature to make the underglaze appear