Dish with flowers in falangcai painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

Dish with flowers in falangcai painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

• Image Number: K1B008657N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
• Description:
  Plate, narrow lip, shallow arc wall, short circle foot. The body is thin. The whole body is made of white glaze. The inner wall is plain without lines. The outer wall is painted with yulan, begonia and peony flowers in enamel, which means “jade hall wealth”. In the meantime, lake stones are decorated with exquisite strokes; The ink inscription in the blank space on one side reads: “The shadow turns round and round, and the fragrance contains fine wind.” From the painting fan of Begonia, a five character poem by Xue Hui, a minister of the Ming Dynasty; At the beginning and end of the poem, there are three seals of “beautiful”, “green glow” and “rising reflection” described by red materials, which are both auspicious words and echo with the decorative patterns. In the middle of the outsole, a four character, two line imitation Song typeface of “made in Yongzheng” is printed in blue, with thick and thin double side frames.