Qing jiaqing Blue and white enamel real talent phoenix wear flower vase with a live lines double happiness

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note: Gulland, W.G., “Chinese Porcelain”, vol. 2, Chapman & Hall, London, 1918, pp. 481, recorded in the book the bottle as a pair, the items may be one of them. In the collection was seen not seen other same example.

items straight neck, on both sides decorated with the best ear, drum abdomen, ring foot. Mouth along the lateral draw ruyi yuntou grain, center of the bottle neck and abdomen are blue and white flower grain powder enamel paint and branches to the bat, fine implied meaning of blessed repeatedly, painted bottle top and bottom belly respectively in grain and ruyi yuntou grain for auxiliary ornamentation, from top to bottom, a total of 7 layers ornamentation, between each layer pattern, then with gold painting line as the interval, the overall design layout is compact, but don’t give a person the sense with dense airtight. Items overall composition of primary and secondary, strewn at random have send, painting meticulous neat, meaning auspicious, load bearing “live repeatedly” excellent vision.

this bottle glazed, modelling, decorative design in a utensil directly inherited from the qianlong period style, gorgeous. According to the national Palace Museum published information, such like qianlong breath jiaqing powder enamel bottle, should be used at the early jiaqing emperor qianlong for father. In early jiaqing, the qianlong emperor has abdicated, but still by the emperor’s father’s status deterrence, and the royal plant a continuation of the fire is still the qianlong imperial kiln. Qing jiaqing years production of porcelain, with qianlong characteristic. Its modelling, decorative design to follow the old, the traditional meaning auspicious patterns, making and painting skill is very skilled, use of famille rose porcelain palace, from modelling to glaze, also the pursuit of elegant, color colorful, decorative layout brilliance, picture, has a gorgeous.

blue enamel is burning on the bucket color patterns and new varieties, although burning under glaze blue and white first, forming and then burn pastel, but without the bondage of blue and white outline, as a kind of color, blue and white body to foil the pastel colored, abnormal gorgeous, the royal wealth temperament, in the foil, than the bucket color, its rich colour of tension more strongly. This bottle of blue and white hair colour quietly elegant, pastel colour and lustre is gorgeous, mutual reflect foil, highlight the drive makes porcelain, rich and luxuriant, blessing all the feast for the eyes of beauty.