Copper-body painted enamel box, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Copper-body painted enamel box, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: K1E000350N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Enamel wares
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Metals/Copper
• Description:
  The copper body is a square shaped flat box with the same shape of the cover and the body. The inside of the box is covered with light blue glaze. The outer wall of the box is blue on the ground. The cover is painted with light green along the edge of the box to show that the square is a combination of two squares. In the box at the intersection, there is a tree peony in full bloom, and the rest are decorated with twining flowers at right angles. The decorative pattern on the box body echoes with the lid, and flowers are arranged in it. The bottom is white, with blue “Qianlong Year” double box regular script.