Cloisonne eight-sided vase with phoenix decoration, Qing dynasty

Cloisonne eight-sided vase with phoenix decoration, Qing dynasty

• Image Number: K1E000245N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Enamel wares
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Metals/Copper
• Description:
  The copper body is made of four sides of the square and the corners into an octahedron. The whole body is divided into three parts. The upper and lower parts are of the same shape, the mouth and the bottom are stretched out, and the middle part is a square tube. The belly is decorated with red phoenix and rising sun in various postures, matched with wutong, narcissus and bamboo; Peach trees, Ganoderma lucidum; Bamboo clumps and chrysanthemums; Magnolia, peony; And Xiangyun, Fuhai and Qizhen. The four corners are decorated with phoenix head and dragon body patterns. A circle of Ruyi cloud head pattern is decorated below the mouth edge and above the bottom foot, and auspicious patterns such as phoenix head, abductor dragon, and Buddhist eight treasures are decorated. It is tall and heavy in shape, neat and delicate in filigree, and has the characteristics of Yangzhou and Hangzhou filigree enamel in decorative style. It is a cultural relic in the middle and late 18th century.