Copper washer in cloisonne enamels with chi-dragon handles and Xuande reign mark , Ming dynasty (1368-1644)-China Archive

Image Number: C1E000713N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Enamel wares
Function: water vessels
Material: Minerals/Metals/Copper
Description:
Copper body, folding edge, external drum on the wall, flat bottom, outer circle foot attached with cloud pattern foot three, double chi crawling attached to the gold plated edge of the intaglio grass pattern. Wash the inner wall and make a strawberry brocade with white ground cloth, decorated with four Tianma Baoxiang flowers. A circle of cloud patterns and twig flowers are decorated around the wash bottom, and Shuangfeng and flowers are decorated in the green strawberry brocade. The outer wall of the vessel is blue purple strawberry brocade, decorated with red and white plum flowers, and the feet are decorated with twig flowers. Wash the outsole and expose the tire. In the center, cast the fake three line regular script in a rectangular box with the inscription “Made in Xuande Year of the Ming Dynasty”. According to the characteristics of brocade ground, decoration and glaze color, it should belong to the cultural relics of the late Ming Dynasty.