Gold saucer with champleve and painted enamel decor of European mother-and-child, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Gold saucer with champleve and painted enamel decor of European mother-and-child, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: K1E000112N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Enamel wares
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Metals/Alloys
• Description:
  K gold tire, filled with painted enamel. A round shallow plate with wide folding edge, the folding edge is made into a twelve petal rhombic pattern, and the center of the plate is convex and has a round shallow groove. The folding edge, plate surface and convex seat are carved with twining flowers, filled with green or purple glaze, each with twelve or four small openings to paint Western landscapes, figures or flowers, and the inner and outer shallow walls are decorated with various flowers. The bottom of the vessel is painted with lake blue glaze, and the middle shade is engraved with regular script “made in the year of Qianlong”, and the upper part is made of enamel cups in groups (hence enamel 111).