Imperial Exclusive Style

     In the 6th year of Yongzheng reign (1728), the Imperial workshop had eventually obtained the technique of processing enamelling pigments. The additional colour selections and abundant supply widened the possibilities for the Yongzheng Emperor to improve the style of falangcai porcelains which had focused on delivering the "elegant" and "intricate" style, and endeavoured to make a difference from the commercial products. The craftsmen had taken the surface of bowls, plates and vessels as painting canvas; apart from continuing the floral compositions of the Kangxi reign, the decoration they created had further elaborated on the depiction of landscapes, flowers and birds, sceneries, and figure portraits. The combination of the poem, painting, and stamped mark presents an exclusive style of the Imperial court that was discrete from previous eras.

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  Bowl with ink peonies in painted enamels

  • Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

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  Bowl with willows and swallows in painted enamels

  • Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

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  Bowl with plum blossoms and bamboo on a red ground in painted enamels

  • Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

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  Bowl with peonies in painted enamels

  • Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

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  Bowl with cotton roses and osmanthuses on a green ground in painted enamels

  • Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

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  Bowl with landscape and figure in falangcai painted enamels

  • Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)

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  Dish with blue landscape in falangcai painted enamels

  • Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735)