Mallet-shaped vase with Indian lotus pattern in yangcai painted enamels, Qing dynasty, the 7th year of Qianlong reign (1742)

Mallet-shaped vase with Indian lotus pattern in yangcai painted enamels, Qing dynasty, the 7th year of Qianlong reign (1742)

• Image Number: K1B002782N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
• Description:
  With a straight mouth, a long neck, a round belly and round feet, the Qing Palace called this kind of bottle with a slightly wider neck a paper mallet bottle. The bottle is white glazed and decorated in two sections. The neck and round abdomen are painted with western flowers such as crocus, anemone and chrysanthemum. The mouth edge and foot bottom are painted with gold. The body is thin and light. The bottom and inner neck are covered with lake green glaze. The blue and white script “made in the year of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty” is written in a white box at the bottom.