A one-of-a-kind treasure that represents the pinnacle of Jingdezhen's porcelain craftsmanship from a top-tier porcelain studio. This teapot incorporates a traditional palace lantern shape, using the original Gaolingtu (高岭土) clay materials and stringent firing requirements, completely hand-crafted with under-glazed colors and enamels, leveraging complex and highly-skilled Jingdezhen craftmanship heritage. Gaolingtu is very fine and off-white, exhibits the luminescence of the clay that is characteristic of very fine Jingdezhen porcelain. In fact, the vast majority of large volume, low-quality Jingdezhen wares on the market few incorporate Gaolingtu clay material. 

This teapot is decorated with enamel and underglaze technique for the art work (琺琅彩金底描紅). Enamel and underglaze painting are unique in Jingdezhen's legacy as evident in this teapot. The peaches are very bright and vivid, with the aesthetically arranged colors, requires mastering high level firing technique, exhibits Jingdezhen's cultural aesthetics, technical skills, and its rich heritage, which have been the treasures for hundreds of years and passed on to generations. 

Peaches and longevity has been the classic subject of Chinese porcelain subject, especially gained popularity in Yongzhen era of Qing dynasty, about 500 years ago. There are total of nine peaches and five bats painted on the pot, mimicking the Qianlong reign style of the Qing dynasty. Bats imply happiness and peaches imply longevity in traditional Chinese culture. They are the symbols for eternal happiness and longevity. In a Chinese book [Sheng Nong Jing] written more than 2000 years ago, it says "玉桃服之, 长生不死“, interpreting as "Eat Jade Peach, forever live will not die". Peach's implication of longevity became the symbol of auspicious. The numbers nine and five are also good numbers in Chinese culture. The spout, handle, and the pearl on the lid are doubly gold-plated. The top and the bottom of the pot are a gold substrate coated with iron red, with drawings of an auspicious motif, a technique popular during the Qing dynasty. This teapot is truly a jewel of China's porcelain craftmanship legacy. 

Name: 景德镇高级琺琅彩金底描紅寿桃壶

Capacity: 280ml / 9.3oz