Imitation Ding Kiln White Glazed Raised Flower Pan Chi Pattern Jiu Er Zun
Imitation Ding Kiln White Glazed Raised Flower Pan Chi Pattern Jiu Er Zun, Qing Qianlong, height 20 centimeters, caliber 7.6 centimeters, foot diameter 7.8 centimeters. In the Palace Museum
Respecting the mouth, short neck, oblique shoulders, bulging the abdomen, and looping the feet. Symmetrically placed dove-shaped ears on both sides of the neck, with a raised string pattern on the shoulder. White glaze is applied throughout the body. Decorated with prints, the neck is decorated with wavy wrinkles and Ruyi head patterns, and the abdomen is embossed with a flat dragon pattern. On the outer bottom, there is a white underglaze engraving of “made in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty” with six characters and three lines of seal script
The shape and decoration of this statue are modeled after the bronze ware of the Han Dynasty. The dove ear has the auspicious meaning of “longevity”. During the Qianlong period, in addition to imitating the white glaze of the Ding kiln, there were also varieties of blue and white glaze, tea powder glaze, and so on
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