Yixing lidded bowl with flowers of the four seasons in painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign (1662-1722)-China Archive

Image Number: K1B017568N000000000PAE
Dynasty: Qing dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
Open, oblique straight wall, short circle foot, with disc shaped circle foot cover. The mural outside the bowl has four groups of four seasons’ twig and flower patterns, including peony and rose; Peony and daisy; Camellia, plum blossom; Chrysanthemum, etc., decorated with a peach rose in the heart of the bowl. The outer wall of the lid is also painted with four groups of four seasons’ folding flower patterns, such as rose, lotus, chrysanthemum, plum, etc. The inner and outer bottom of the lid are decorated with a rose and a lotus. On the bottom of the bowl, there are two lines of four character yellow regular script “Made by Emperor Kangxi”, plus thick and thin double side frames. This is the “Five Pairs of Yixing Embroidery Enamel Colorful Four Season Flower Cover Bowls” listed in the “Archives of Enamel, Glass, Yixing, and Magnetic Embroidery Display”. In fact, the upper courtyard has 12 such Yixing purple sand Embroidery Enamel Ribbon Cover Tea Bowls. The ten “Column” items are originally stored in the left and right rooms of Duan Ning Hall, and the two “Zi” items are stored in the Qingtang Ziqi. In addition, the formation of courtyard collections