Silver Roasted Blue Flower Melon Style Carmine Box

Silver Roasted Blue Flower Melon Style Carmine Box

Silver Roasted Blue Flower Melon Style Carmine Box, late Qing Dynasty, with a height of 3.5 centimeters and a diameter of 4.5 centimeters
The box is circular and consists of a lid and a body, with evenly spaced concave stripes hammered longitudinally, giving the box a plump melon petal shape. The top of the lid is decorated with a melon stem and a leaf shaped lid button, echoing the shape of the box. The box body is made of silver gilded gold, and is decorated with enamel. The main colors are green and pink, and decorated with blue, lotus, and red. It is painted with folded flowers, bamboo, and orchids
The powder box has a unique design, sparse and bright patterns, elegant colors, and is well preserved. “Silver Burned Blue” is a popular folk craft variety in the late Qing Dynasty, mainly used to make various bottles and cans for ladies’ toiletries and decorations