Painted enamel kettle with floral decoration and an ebony handle, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735), Qing dynasty

Painted enamel kettle with floral decoration and an ebony handle, Yongzheng reign (1723-1735), Qing dynasty

• Image Number: K1E000689N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Enamel wares
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Metals/Copper
• Description:
  Copper body, pear shaped pot body, short circle feet, double layer crown type cover with ebony buttons, flowing 90 degrees with ebony handles. The whole pot is decorated with yellow flower patterns, and the upper and lower parts of the pot are decorated with six blue flowers. The lower layer of the lid, the shoulder of the pot and the bottom of the stream are decorated with black curly grass flowers and leaves, echoing the ebony inlay. The bottom is painted with various colors of twig patterns on the white ground, and the center is made of red material “made in the year of Yongzheng” (1723-1735). Both shapes and patterns are deeply influenced by western culture.