Yixing Kiln Purple Sand Painted Flower and Bird Pattern Wall Bottle

[Yixing Kiln Purple Sand Painted Flower and Bird Pattern Wall Bottle]

Yixing Kiln Purple Sand Painted Flower and Bird Pattern Wall Bottle, Jiaqing, Qing Dynasty, 14.5 cm high, caliber 6 × 3.3 cm, foot diameter 6.5 × 2.5 cm
The wall bottle has a semicircular shape, an open front with a bulging belly, a flat back, and a square hole at the back and bottom of the neck for easy hanging. Purple red sand mud, delicate and glossy. The belly is painted with a picture of flowers and birds in the lotus pond. The water ripples in the pond, the lotus flowers are in full bloom, a few reeds are swaying in the wind, and a waterfowl is flying from afar with its wings outstretched. The soft tone of color painting and the elegant and sparse use of color make it look like a fine brushwork silk painting with endless aftertaste
Yixing Coloring Craft is a decorative art developed from the clay painting decoration and the pastel painting process, which has been popular since the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.