Copper double-layer planter with cubic base in sky-blue painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1735-1796)

Copper double-layer planter with cubic base in sky-blue painted enamels, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1735-1796)

• Image Number: C1E001367N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Enamel wares
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Metals/Copper
• Description:
  The square flowerpot is made of copper, the upper layer is skimmed, the wall is deep, the four corners have L-shaped Ruyi cloud shaped feet, the bottom is hollowed out, and it is connected with the long square tube at the lower section. Light blue enamel glaze shall be applied to the outer wall, and white enamel glaze shall be applied to the inner wall and the inner and outer bottoms. The edges of the whole utensil are exposed. In the middle of the outsole, there are six characters and three lines of seal characters written in blue and white, “made in the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty”.