Copper box with painted enamel decor of blue flowers on a white ground, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Copper box with painted enamel decor of blue flowers on a white ground, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: K1E000025N000000000PAE
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Enamel wares
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Metals/Copper
• Description:
  Copper painted enamel. The child mouth, the curved wall, the ring foot, the utensil and the cover are approximately equal. The whole vessel is white glazed floor lined with cobalt blue color. The top is decorated with persimmon design. The mouth and the feet are decorated with lines, dots and ripples. The rest is painted with tangled branches and lotus patterns. It is decorated with lake blue glaze, with regular script “made in the year of Qianlong” written on the white ground in blue, and double boxes. This piece is made in pairs (with the old enamel 26) and stored in the wooden box with the title “Qianlong year copper body painting enamel green twig lotus round box”.