Silver cloisonne square gu vessel with animal-mask decoration, Middle to late 18th century, Qing dynasty

Silver cloisonne square gu vessel with animal-mask decoration, Middle to late 18th century, Qing dynasty

• Image Number: K1E000051N000000000PAD
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Enamel wares
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Metals/Silver
• Description:
  Silver body, imitation bronze square goblet shaped, short square with round feet, four corners with edges. The surface is mainly decorated with antique animal face patterns, cicada patterns, dragon patterns, etc., and the diamond pattern is the brocade ground; It is made by the silk pinching technique, with water waves and circles of hammers between them, and then filled with transparent bright dark, light blue, green, brown and opaque white enamel. Exquisite and meticulous, it should be a cultural relic in the middle and late 18th century.