Pale yellow pink lotus square flowerpot

[Light Yellow Pink Lotus Flower Pot]

Light Yellow Pink Lotus Flower Pot, Qing Guangxu, height 18.5cm, mouth edge 28.8cm, foot pitch 26.3cm< "The flowerpot is square in shape, with a flat mouth, straight walls, and a flat bottom. There are two round holes for water penetration at the bottom, and each of the four corners has a" "shaped foot.". The inside and outside of the basin are painted with white glaze, and the outer wall is decorated with light yellow ground pastel. On the edge of the mouth, a brocade pattern with the character "Swastika" is depicted in green color, while on the edge of the mouth, a lotus pattern with folded branches is depicted in pastel color. On the four sides of the abdomen, a lotus pond pattern is depicted in pastel color. The lotus leaves in the pond are green, with red and white lotus flowers in bud or in full bloom, and the water surface is dotted with duckweed. The outer bottom has a white glaze with wavy patterns, with 16 nail marks, and the center of the bottom has a double line style of four characters, "Body and Palace Made", in a seal character script in alum red color
The “Tihe Dian System” type on this flowerpot indicates that it was a birthday porcelain specially fired by the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Factory during the reign of Guangxu for the 50th birthday of Empress Dowager Cixi in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884)


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