Cloisonne incense holder, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Cloisonne incense holder, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: K1E000889N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Enamel wares
• Function: Incense set
• Material: Minerals/Metals/Copper
• Description:
  A small bottle is placed on a shallow disc for inserting incense. The whole vessel is decorated with light blue glaze, and the inside and outside are decorated with filigree enamel. Centered on the small bottle, surrounded by four Ruyi shaped openings, the interior looks back to the Kui dragon pattern. Plate edge and copper edge are gold-plated. The small bottle is extravagant outside the mouth, necking down, flat and bulging, and skimming feet into a petal base. The mouth, neck and base are all gold-plated, and the bottle body is decorated with blue five petal flowers and grass patterns. The bottom of the vessel is decorated with four red crocuses. The bottom center is carved in regular script, “made in the year of Qianlong”.