Painted enamel vase with dragons and peony decoration, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735), Qing dynasty.

Painted enamel vase with dragons and peony decoration, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735), Qing dynasty.

• Image Number: K1E000690N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Enamel wares
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Metals/Copper
• Description:
  The copper body is shaped like a Tibetan straw vase of Lamaism. The folding edge mouth is in the form of a wheel, with flat shoulders and tight abdomen. The shoulder is inlaid with two gold-plated single horn flower tail high relief Kui dragons on the front. The gold-plated mouth surface is engraved with lotus flowers, and the mouth wall is painted with Ruyi cloud head and flower patterns. The decorative focus is on the grass leaves with a circle of sun patterns cut off from the ground. The upper part is the flower leaves with dark blue painted on the light blue ground, and the lower part is the peony with yellow painted on the yellow ground; The bright yellow ground on the belly of the utensil is decorated with various peony flowers and leaves, peach fruits, bats, ganoderma lucidum, etc. The feet are gold-plated, and the bottom is engraved with “made in Yongzheng” frameless double line regular script. The shape of this vase is unique. The whole vase is in bright yellow. It is decorated with patterns symbolizing happiness (bat), longevity (peach fruit, ganoderma lucidum), wealth (peony), and is inlaid with Kui dragon on the front with exquisite metalwork. The whole vase shows the magnificence of the imperial utensils, which should be used by the emperor.