Revolving vase with swimming fish in cobalt blue glaze, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Revolving vase with swimming fish in cobalt blue glaze, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: K1B017646N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Bottle cover, mouth crimping, long neck, plump shoulders, belly crimping, short circle feet, and four round loop ears decorated on the shoulder. The bottle belly is divided into two layers, the inner layer is painted with light green lake glaze to show the lake like background, in which water plants, falling flowers and goldfish are painted in pink. The outer bottom of the utensil is painted with lake green glaze, and the inscription is “made in the year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty” in blue and white seal character. The belly of the outer bottle has four hollow openings. The viewer can hold it from his neck and turn it. Through the opening of the outer bottle, he can see the aquatic plants and fish patterns painted on the inner bottle swimming in front of him, just like a riding lantern, so it is called “heart turning bottle”.