Craft Bureau made filigree enamel five-fu holding longevity pattern round box

[The round box made by the Technology Bureau with the five blessings holding the longevity pattern]

The round box made by the Technology Bureau with the five blessings holding the longevity pattern is 29.6 cm in diameter and 17.3 cm in height in the late Qing Dynasty
Round box mouth, bulging belly, flat bottom, round foot. The light yellow enamel glaze is applied to the ground in the round light of the top, and the five blessings and longevity patterns are decorated. The wall is painted with blue enamel glaze, and the four lights are opposite each other. The open lights on the cover wall are decorated with flower and bird patterns, and the open lights on the box wall are decorated with flower patterns. In the box of the outsole, there are six characters of “Made by the Qing Dynasty Technology Bureau”
Due to the time-consuming waste copper production, the filigree enamel process began to decline at the end of Qianlong’s reign. After the Opium War, the Qing government was trapped at home and abroad, and the development of palace enamel technology suffered a devastating blow. Enamel with official funds was only found sporadically. During the reign of Tongzhi and Guangxu, almost all the enamels needed by the inner government were produced by Beijing folk workshops. With the stimulation of smooth export sales, the folk enamel craft developed to a certain extent, but it was far behind the Qianlong period. This round box is stamped with the “Made by the Qing Arts and Crafts Bureau”, which proves that it was made by a factory funded by the government at the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is very valuable