Bowl with “Auspicious Fungus and Orchid Celebrating Birthday” motif on a yellow ground in falangcai painted enamels, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty

Bowl with “Auspicious Fungus and Orchid Celebrating Birthday” motif on a yellow ground in falangcai painted enamels, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty

• Image Number: K1B017086N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Description:
  Skim mouth, shallow arc wall, short circle foot, no glaze exposed body at foot bottom edge. The outer wall of the utensil is made of yellow glaze. A white line is left at the edge of the mouth and the bottom edge of the outer wall of the foot. One side of the outer wall is painted with lake stones, surrounded by ganoderma lucidum, jujube seeds and orchids; A poem written in ink on one side reads, “In the deep cloud of Yao Island, the fairyland is open, and the spring is warm, and the orchids are fragrant.” The beginning and the end of the sentence depict the three seals of “Beauty”, “Bixia” and “Xuying” respectively in red material. The inner wall is smooth and free of wrinkles. Outsole book “made in the year of Qianlong” with blue material on both sides and regular script in Song Dynasty.