Teacup with dragon pattern in rouge red glaze, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)
- Image Number: C1B005505N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Ceramics
- Function: Container
- Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
- Description:
The outer wall of the tea circle is decorated with rouge red glaze, the inside of the cup and the foot are decorated with white glaze, and the inner wall is decorated with double cloud dragon pattern under the white glaze. The wall is thin and transparent. The white glaze is as congealed as sheepskin and white jade. The carmine glaze is nearly purple. The blue and white book “made in the year of Yongzheng” has four characters and two lines in regular script, plus two sides of the box. The rouge glaze was introduced from the West during the Kangxi period. It was baked at 800-850 ℃ twice at low temperature with a trace of gold as the color developer. Yongzheng rouge ware is exquisite and elegant. The outer edge of the small tea bell is white and even, which is not easy. There are also loose green and jade glazes of the same type. Most of the tea bells in the Yongzheng period were called “Tea Circles”. This should be the “Tea Circles with Dark Flowers in Red Magnetic and White Li” in “The Four Years of the Yongzheng Period”. It can be seen from this that Emperor Yongzheng not only personally participated in the production of porcelain, but also provided various suggestions, which can be described as careful and strict
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