Wood bowl and gilt iron case inlaid with turquoise, Qianlong imperial inscription dated to 1786, Qing dynasty, 18th c., Tibetan work

Wood bowl and gilt iron case inlaid with turquoise, Qianlong imperial inscription dated to 1786, Qing dynasty, 18th c., Tibetan work

• Image Number: K1D000730N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Miscellaneous objects
• Function: drinking vessel
• Material: Plants/Wood/
• Description:
  Mouth skimming, neck binding, belly drooping, flat bottom, wide band foot ring. The whole vessel is smooth, revealing the original wood texture. There are two yin carved strings between the neck and abdomen. The imperial poem “The wooden bowl comes to Tibet, and the grass roots become bark.” The cloud can dispel evil, so we can borrow Zhu Chunxi. The branches and leaves are still in shadow, and the goods are beautiful and strange. The imperial title of Qianlong and Mid afternoon Spring is embedded in silver silk, and the imperial seal character “Bi De” is embedded in gold silk. At the bottom, there are four characters of official script “Qianlong imperial use” in the imperial script. A gold-plated hollowed out iron box with cloud dragon eight treasures pattern is attached.