Copper-body painted enamel box with European mother-and-child decoration, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Copper-body painted enamel box with European mother-and-child decoration, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: K1E000097N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Enamel wares
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Metals/Copper
• Description:
  Copper tire, exposed tire, round flat box, deep wall, round foot. Light blue glaze is applied inside the vessel. The outer wall of the vessel is covered with white glaze and decorated with flower and leaf patterns. On the cover, a picture of a western mother and child is painted. The child climbs on the woman’s back, while the woman holds a pineapple and looks back at the child. “Qianlong Year System” regular script is printed in white and blue on the inside of the circle foot.