Pink blue glaze chicken shaped smoked

[Pink Glazed Chicken Shaped Fumigation]

Pink Glazed Chicken Shaped Fumigation, Qing Qianlong, height 22 cm
Smoked into the shape of a male chicken and made to lie prone and turn back. The bottom can be separated from the chicken body. The whole body is painted with pink blue glaze, without style
During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, in order to reflect the high level of porcelain making, imperial kilns often fired some ceramic sculptures with practical functions, and this pink and blue glazed chicken shaped smoked pottery was one of them. The rooster’s tail feathers stretch out with a lifelike expression, using the technique of hollowing out and carving. When smoking incense, you can place the spices in the base, and the smoke emitted curls from the mouth and wings of the rooster, which can be described as ingenious intentions. “Chicken and” Ji “are homophonic, implying auspiciousness, while also implying that the emperor should” smell the chicken and dance “and be diligent in government.”.