Copper square teapot with peony decoration in painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign (1662-1722)

Copper square teapot with peony decoration in painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign (1662-1722)

• Image Number: K1E000224N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Enamel wares
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Metals/Copper
• Description:
  The copper bodied fan-shaped square pot has a square lid, flow and handle. The whole pot is outlined with gilded copper edges to emphasize the shape of the pot and highlight the decoration of painted enamel. The shoulder of the pot is a lotus with tangled branches, and the flow and handle are painted with curly grass patterns. The square lid of the pot is a lotus flower looking down. The bulge of the lid is the center of the flower. The lid is carved into undulating petals and painted in layers of green powder. The whole vessel is bright yellow. Blue glaze is applied inside the vessel. The fan-shaped frescoes on the four sides of the vessel are broken branches and peonies with different postures. Pink, blue and purple flowers are lined with green leaves, which are set off on the bright yellow. The application of color halo and dye pays attention to the depth and shade, which makes it particularly fresh. On the white ground at the bottom of the utensil is a double box regular script red model made by the Emperor Kangxi. The overall shape is square and round, with four small feet of Ruyi Cloud Head extending from the copper edge, which makes the fan shaped pot feel spacious and light.