Qing qianlong pastel apricot flowers

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about record of apricot blossom, as seen in more than two thousand years ago before compilation of the “pipe”, therefore, some scholars speculate that working in China for at least twenty-three thousand years of cultivation history. Apricot flowers to pick the fruit and flowers, are important in fruit tree production and city beautification. Blooming almond flowers, yan state prides, flowers beautiful color, rouge point, as the spring breeze. In the garden at home such as column planting, spring of blossoming hongyun, very spectacular. In addition, the characteristics of the apricot blossom has change color, in bud, countless brilliant red, as the extension of the petals, colour by thick turn pale, gradually to thank falls into a piece of white. “White is not white, red if not, please jun red and white, don’t see the tico.” This is the song dynasty poets compose of apricot five greats. And wang anshi in the north vicious almond flowers, also compared the apricot blossom falls to fly snow, he appreciate the water’s edge apricot flowers, moved by a way: “a vicious feeling around the flowers, hankage enchanting each spring. Longitudinal is spring breeze blowing snow, never win south devoted to grinding dust.”
there was a light pastel lotus petals handed down from ancient times, saw a tureen and plate of two kinds of the shape, also for fake flower implement, can make this product. Shanghai museum has a pair of tureen and plate can be reference for Shanghai old Tibetan cultural relics store instance (see: “the qing dynasty yongzheng – xuantong kuan”, page 140, chart 3-101. Chart “qing dynasty porcelain objects”, page 224, 288).

has reached the peak in the qing dynasty qianlong period porcelain, all kinds of exquisite collectables – autograph furnishing articles, become the qianlong period of the fashion. This piece of apricot blossom shaped cup is such work better, in the cupboards or desk, easy to enjoy.
refer to:
lili zhou: “the qing dynasty yongzheng – xuantong kuan”, Shanghai people’s publishing house in 2014, page 140, chart 3-101.
Qian Zhenzong: “the qing dynasty porcelain objects”, Shanghai science and technology press, 1994, pp. 224, 288 chart.