Lidded jar with lotus decor Kangxi reign (1662-1722), Qing dynasty

Lidded jar with lotus decor Kangxi reign (1662-1722), Qing dynasty

• Image Number: K1H000448N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Lacquer wares
• Function: Container
• Material: Plants/Paint/
• Description:
  A jar shaped pot. Straight mouth, big shoulders, tight abdomen, slightly concave bottom, with a ring of slightly raised short ring feet. The cover is connected with the body with a female opening. There is a circle of Ruyi cloud head patterns on the shoulder, and the lower part is decorated with vine patterns. In the center of the foot circle, there are four characters in regular script and four Ruyi patterns on the outside. A continuous palindrome is decorated around the top and the edge of the lid, and a circle of lotus and longevity characters are surrounded. The overall shape, raised lines and lines are molded. The two young melons are placed in a mold with a pre designed shape and engraved patterns. They grow into shape and are picked dry. There are still traces of claw peduncles and umbilicus on the lid and bottom of the jar. The surface is dense and smooth, the color is natural and simple, the inner cavity of the body is painted black and polished bright, the mouth edge is decorated with tortoise shell, and the whole body is light as if it were bodiless lacquerware.