Dayazhai Enamel-Painted Covered Bowl with Prosperity

The "Auspicious Blessings Covered Bowl" in enamel painting is a collaborative work by several masters of the Jingdezhen overglaze enamel and gold-painting technique, including Master Zhang Jian. The porcelain painting lines are as fine as hair, exhibiting extreme delicacy.

The bats painted in iron-red on the outer wall of the covered bowl are a traditional auspicious pattern, symbolizing boundless good fortune.

Good fortune continues:

Bats, also known as "auspicious omens," are considered by Confucianism to be auspicious signs that express the will of Heaven, such as the appearance of colorful clouds, favorable weather, double ears of grain, sweet springs, and the appearance of strange birds and animals.
The glaze is light green with a delicate sheen, and the surface has a soft luster.

vine pattern:
The exterior is painted with enamel-painted intertwined branches, with clear veins and graceful, dynamic foliage. The continuous structure of the branches and leaves symbolizes "endless life".

The bat motif and the intertwined vine motif together symbolize continuous good fortune.

Enamel:
Besides the intricate and exquisite painting, the Guyuexuan Palace Lantern Pot requires four firings in the kiln to be completed, each with its own risks.
Enamelware from the Qing Dynasty was originally intended for the enjoyment of emperors and empresses. Enamel is a special type of artificially fired pigment. Before the sixth year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign (1728), it had to be imported from Europe. After the sixth year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign, the Qing Palace workshops were able to refine more than 20 kinds of enamel pigments themselves, which is a product of the peak period of ancient Chinese polychrome porcelain craftsmanship.