Wanli filigree enamel eight auspicious patterns rectangular smoker

[Wanli type filigree enamel eight auspicious patterns rectangular fumigation furnace]

Wanli type filigree enamel eight auspicious patterns rectangular fumigation furnace, Ming Wanli, ear height 9.1 cm, cover 26.8 × 14.4 cm, bottom 25.5 × 13.2 cm. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The smoker is rectangular, with two ears facing the crown and four feet hanging from the cloud. The four walls are covered with white enamel glaze and decorated with eight auspicious patterns of filigree and colored glaze. The cover is decorated with copper gilded hollow-out patterns, the frame is a “Swastika” pattern, and the inside is embroidered ball pattern. The six-character “made in the Wanli year of the Ming Dynasty” with silk filigree and red glaze is made in the rectangular frame in the center of the bottom, surrounded by Ruyi cloud head patterns
The body of this ware is thick, the shape is regular, the glaze is smooth, and the sand hole is small. These characteristics show the progress and development of enamel firing technology in the Wanli period
During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the style and characteristics of filigree enamel ware have changed unprecedentedly, mainly in the use and matching of enamel color. In addition to continuing to use blue enamel as the ground color, white, green and ochre have emerged as the ground color, the color is lighter, and warm or intermediate colors are more popular. The pattern pattern generally adopts the technique of double-line wire pinching. Decorative themes are also rich. Eight auspicious patterns, such as swastika, are filled in the decoration of enamel, such as this fuming furnace



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