length6.3in,
Emperor Qing liked to drink tea, especially Emperor Qianlong and Emperor Jiaqing, who wrote many imperial poems. In the Qing Dynasty, there were only two emperors, Emperor Qianlong and Emperor Jiaqing, who wrote poems and articles made by the imperial system on the porcelains of the official kilns. The former's poems are decorated on a variety of utensils, and the number of poems to be decorated is large. The latter is only found in tea sets (teapots, teacups, tea plates), and the number of poems is only one. This Begonia washing is one of the tea sets only inscribed by the emperor in Jiaqing. It is a flower mouth, the mouth is gilded along the edge, the shallow abdomen is flat, and the bottom edge is attached with a zigzag symmetrical quadruped of an instrument shape. Both inside and outside of the vessel are decorated with green space, pink color, broken branches and lotus patterns. The heart of the vessel is shaped like a Begonia. The red color book inside is written by Emperor Jiaqing with the poem: "Jiaming is the first tribute, and the poem is the moon. When a bamboo stove is filled with fire, the stone is boiling and turbulent. The eyes of the fish and the crab are flying, and the shadow of the spear is gathering. One Ou is full of fresh feet, while the spring is full of flowers to avoid light cold ", which depicts the scene of emperor tasting new tea in spring night. After the article, "Jiaqing Dingsi Spring Moon in the Shu imperial" section, under the painted round "Jia", square "Qing" Zhu Wen seal. Flower mouth washing is a tea drinking utensil. The pastel flower poems are the mainstream of this kind of ornaments, among which the ones with good shape are the best. The glaze is thick, the pastel material is bright, the writing is neat, the painting is fine and rigorous, it can be a masterpiece of Jiaqing pastel ware. According to the records of Qing Dynasty, Emperor Jiaqing had the habit of drinking tea in the early morning. He loved drinking tea so much that he wrote poems and praises on the tea set made in the imperial kiln. This poem was written by Emperor Jiaqing in the middle of October 1797. Therefore, it is concluded that the tea set of these poems should be the early imperial porcelain of Jiaqing.