Copper flask in cloisonne enamels, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty.-China Archive

Image Number: C1E000872N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Qing dynasty
Category: Enamel wares
Function: Container
Material: Minerals/Metals/Copper
Description:
Copper tire, lotus petal seat lion button cover, with a sharp edge, a tapered shoulder, a flat round belly, two ears at the corner side of the shoulder, two gold-plated dragons on the belly, and a round spleen (one of the round cards is attached later) inserted in the middle. The round card is removed, and the interior decoration is a lotus flower. There is a drawer in one side, and the drawer is taken out. It can be seen that the bottom of the round card is sealed firmly, and there is a cup shaped concave space below the round card; There are semicircular eyelets on both sides of the high foot, which are used for the rope to pass through the hole after passing through the bottom, and to bind and hang above the bottle side through the ears. The surface is made of light blue cloth with strawberry patterns, decorated with various flowers, and the bottom is cast with regular script on both sides of the inscription “Made in the year of Qianlong”. This type of utensil was originally made of leather and hung on the horse’s back to hold liquid, so it is called back pot. It is also commonly known as moon holding pot or Baoyue pot.