Teapot in "fa-lang-ts'ai" enamels with decoration of blue landscapes
Yung-cheng reign (1723-1735), Ch'ing dynasty
Total height: 9.2 cm, rim diameter: 7.5 cm, base diameter: 8.1 cm

This teapot has a wide round body and a straight rim. The body is rather short and has a rounded handle, tubular spout, flat bottom, and convex foot. The jewel-shaped lid has a steam hole to one side. On either side are open areas, each with a different landscape painted in blue. One side has a line of verse reading "Trees merge with Southern Hills nearby" along with a painted seal impression in red reading "Hills High". The other side has a complementary line of verse reading "Mists envelop Northern Shores far off" along with a complementary seal painted in red reading "Waters Long". The filler space and surface of the lid are painted with flowers of the four seasons. The landscapes on the thin and translucent body are quite fine and delicate, and the glaze colors beautiful but not gaudy. Inscribed in blue on the bottom are two lines of two characters each in imitation Sung script reading "Made in the Yung-cheng Reign" within a double outline frame.

The Yung-cheng emperor appreciated large yet simple imperial teapots. The body of this teapot is short and the mouth comparatively large, which is a type often seen in the Yung-cheng period. Monochrome glaze teapots of the same shape are also found. This piece is recorded in "Display Archives of Enamel, Glass, I-hsing, and Porcelain Wares".