Jingtai Style Silk Cladding Enamel Beast Face Pattern Zun

[Jingtai Style Silk Enamel Beast Face Pattern Zun]

Jingtai Style Silk Enamel Beast Face Pattern Zun, Qing Qianlong, height 16.2 cm, mouth side length 9.3 cm, foot diameter 6.4 cm
The patient has a long neck, a bulging belly, square hooped feet, a five-hole copper gallbladder in the mouth, and eight gilded toothed halberds throughout the body. The ground is decorated with azure enamel. The inner wall is decorated with a lotus flower with folded branches on each side, the outer wall is decorated with variant banana leaves and animal facial patterns on the neck, and the abdomen and circular feet are decorated with animal facial patterns. Both sides of the outsole are engraved with the regular script style of “Jingtai Year System” in Yangwen
This utensil was made by imitating the bronze sacrificial vessels of the late Shang and early Zhou dynasties. It has a thick body, a dignified and rustic style, neat and exquisite filigree, and beautiful and pure colors. It is a representative work of the Qing Qianlong Dynasty’s enamel antique imitation utensil