Pale yellow ground pastel sea water river cliff peach bat pattern flower pot

[Light Yellow Pink Sea Water River Cliff Peach Bat Pattern Flower Pot]

Light Yellow Pink Sea Water River Cliff Peach Bat Pattern Flower Pot, Qing Guangxu, height 20.6cm, caliber 31.2cm, foot diameter 19.8cm
The flowerpot has a folded edge, with a 24 petal shaped mouth, deep belly, and rounded feet. There are two round holes for water seepage at the bottom. Both the inside of the basin and the inside of the circle feet are coated with white glaze, with wavy patterns on the glaze surface. The outer wall is decorated with light yellow glaze and pink. Draw tangled branches of melons and butterflies along the folding edge, with a ripple pattern along the edge, and a Ruyi head pattern along the bottom. Two peach trees grow in the sea water and river cliffs on the abdomen, with numerous fruits on the trees. The space is adorned with 10 bat titles tied with the character “Swastika”. The center of the outsole is decorated with a double line style of four characters in the seal character “Body and Palace System” in alum red color
This flowerpot should have a matching flower box. The patterns painted on the basin all symbolize auspiciousness, such as the patterns on the folding edge, which symbolize “rolling melon”, and the abdominal patterns, which symbolize “Yonggu River and Mountain (Sea Water River Cliff)”, “Wanfu (Swastika and Bat) and Longevity (Longevity Peach).”. According to the “body and temple system” in the flowerpot department, it should be a birthday porcelain specially fired by the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Factory during the Guangxu period for the celebration of the 50th birthday of Empress Dowager Cixi in the 10th year of the Guangxu period (1884)


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