Blue and white lotus vase

[Blue and White Lotus Pattern Ear Bottle]

Blue and White Lotus Pattern Ear Bottle, Qing Qianlong, height 55 cm, caliber 11 cm, foot diameter 18 cm. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The bottle mouth is slightly curled, with a long neck, folded shoulders, curved belly, and rounded feet. Ears are placed symmetrically on both sides of the neck. Full body blue and white decoration. The neck, shoulders, and abdomen are all painted with lotus patterns, supplemented by sea water pattern border decorations. Apply white glaze inside the ring foot. On the outsole, there are six characters and three lines in blue and white seal script “made in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty”
The design of this bottle was newly created during the Qianlong period. What is striking is its wide shoulder design, which adds a sense of stability to the utensils. The strokes of the lotus pattern are delicate and graceful, and different shades of water are used to express the yin and yang of the object, making it more vivid and realistic. His paintings must have been produced by palace painters with high artistic accomplishments at that time


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