Painted enamel lidded jar in the form of a lotus blossom with butterfly-and-insect decoration, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty

Painted enamel lidded jar in the form of a lotus blossom with butterfly-and-insect decoration, Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing dynasty

• Image Number: K1E000535N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Enamel wares
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Metals/Copper
• Description:
  The cover is a bamboo hat shaped cover with a copper body and a ball button. The edge of the cover is surrounded by large and small cloud patterns, and the cover surface is carved into four lotus petal like projections; The mouth of the jar is in the shape of eight petal flower, and the neck is in the shape of eight ridges. The belly of the jar is surrounded by four large and small lotus petals, and the bottom is in the shape of four crabapple. In addition to the flower and fruit patterns painted on the neck and shoulders in light blue, the lotus petals are tinged with pink and yellow green, and butterflies, dragonflies, snails, bees, beetles, crickets, grasshoppers, grasshoppers, etc. are painted on them. The bottom is white and the ground is red. It was made in Qianlong’s year. Attached wooden base.