Milk tea jar in cloisonne enamels, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Milk tea jar in cloisonne enamels, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

• Image Number: C1E001468N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Enamel wares
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Metals/Copper
• Description:
  The surface of the deep and straight tin body is covered with light blue enamel and tangled flowers, with four big lights and eight small lights interspersed. Among them, Erkaiguang has the character of Tuanshou and is decorated with dragon patterns, while Yukaiguang paints dragon patterns. Both sides of the tank body are inlaid with moire ring ears. The round foot is extravagant outside, and the round foot is painted with relative dragon patterns inside. The gold-plated part of the whole vessel is carved with flower and leaf patterns and inlaid with coral, lapis lazuli and turquoise. The pot is plated with gold. In the center of the jar cover stands a large turquoise inlaid coral lid button composed of high relief curly leaves, and below it is a lotus petal seat inlaid with turquoise and coral. The lateral edge of the foot circle is carved with horizontal regular script “made in the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty”. The coral cover button and some inserts fall off.