Dayazhai Guyuexuan Floral Pattern Covered Bowl/Cup

This work was created through the collaboration of several masters, including Master Zhang Jian, a renowned artist of Jingdezhen's overglaze gold-painting technique.
The intricate and elaborate patterns in enamelware are known in the industry as Guyuexuan. The lines on this covered bowl are as fine as hair, an extremely delicate and inspired work. I even think it would require a magnifying glass to draw.

This piece was custom-made by Zhao Qingtao, the owner of Dayatang, and is unique in the market.

Floral scroll pattern:

The exterior is decorated with enamel-painted scrolling floral patterns, including scrolling peonies, lotuses, and chrysanthemums. Because the scrolls are continuous and seemingly endless, they are called "flowers of longevity." The scrolling lotus branches and leaves are graceful and dynamic, with vibrant colors and gold-painted string patterns. Due to their continuous structure, they symbolize "endless life," hence the scrolling pattern is also known as "longevity vine."
Southern Dynasties celadon water droppers were already decorated with intertwined floral patterns, which were widely used on porcelain during the Song and Yuan Dynasties and later.

Enamel:
Besides the intricate and exquisite painting, the Guyuexuan vine-patterned flower cup requires four firings in the kiln to complete, 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.