The Painting of Characters in Purple Sand Clay from Yixing Kiln

[Yixing Kiln Purple Sand Moulded Clay Painting Figure Title: Qianlong Imperial Poetry and Literature Holding Pot]

Yixing Kiln Purple Sand Moulded Clay Painting Figure Title: Qianlong Imperial Poetry and Literature Holding Pot, Qing Dynasty Qianlong, height 12.5 cm, caliber 5 cm, foot diameter 9.5 cm
The pot has a curly mouth, a neck, a large belly, and a wide flat bottom. Curved flow, dragon shaped handle. Attached is an umbrella shaped cover with a ball button on top. The abdomen is decorated with rectangular corners on both sides to open up light, and on one side is inscribed an excerpt from the poem “Fried Tea in a Bamboo Oven at the Listening Pine Temple in Huishan”, which was inscribed by Emperor Qianlong, As the original poem goes, “I drank the first spring of Zhongling and cooked it in Huishan. After a brief review of the topic, I felt ashamed of the past, while singing in the fragrance of the fragrance of the fragrance. Kaishi lived in seclusion like a tiger running away, and his writing style resembled that of a dragon sleeping. The pool was more fond of Shangqiu meat, while the Buddhist monk’s temple was cautious and complete.” This poem was written in the 16th year of Qianlong (1751) (see “Collection of Poems Made by Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty”), and only the first half of the poem was excerpted from the pot. On the other side, there is a clay painting of tea cooking
This pot has a unique shape and exquisite craftsmanship. It is a type of imperial pot used during the Qianlong period.

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