[Yellow ground pastel Wanshou Wujiang grain stiff bucket]
Yellow ground pastel Wanshou Wujiang grain stiff bucket, Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty, height 8.8 cm, caliber 8.6 cm, foot diameter 5.1 cm.
Open mouth, round belly, round feet. Beautiful and compact design. The interior is painted with white glaze, and the exterior is painted with yellow glaze on the ground. There are four circular lights on the top and bottom, with the characters “Wan”, “Shou”, “Wu”, and “Jiang” written on the inside. The surrounding area is lined with pastel decoration, and near the bottom is painted with river cliff sea water patterns. The top and bottom are decorated with gold string patterns. “Tongzhi Year System” 4-character regular script style with white glaze and red color on the bottom
This porcelain is small and regular in shape, with auspicious and festive patterns. It is one of the porcelain ordered by the imperial kiln during the Tongzhi period to celebrate the birthday of Empress Dowager Cixi
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