Caption

Box with a lid. Cylindrical, spheroidal shape on a separate ring foot, with a slightly convex lid. Entire surface decorated in cloisonné enamel with multi-coloured lotus tendrils on a turquoise ground. Foot bears a band with curling silkworm-larvae motif. Rounded edge of the lid, the storage section, lower edge of the foot, interior and bottom are gilded. Bottom engraved with an inscription: made in the Qianlong era, and a workshop/guild mark yue. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period 18th century, China. Height 4 cm; diameter 6.7 cm., A rounded decorative container lid with a domed top featuring intricate floral and scroll patterns in blue, gold, red, green, purple, and black, set against a speckled light blue background; the edge of the lid and a band near the base have gold trim, and the overall object shows fine metalwork lines and ornamental flourishes.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_018

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17.7Mb (604.3Kb) / 9.0in x 7.7in / 2686 x 2306 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box lid Cylindrical spheroidal shape separate ring foot slightly convex lid Entire surface decorated cloisonné enamel multi-coloured lotus tendrils turquoise ground Foot bears band curling silkworm-larvae motif Rounded edge storage section lower edge foot interior bottom gilded Bottom engraved inscription Qianlong era workshop guild mark yue Qing dynasty Qianlong period 18th century China Height 4 cm diameter 6.7 cm rounded decorative container lid domed top featuring intricate floral scroll patterns blue gold red green purple black set speckled light blue background edge band near base gold trim object fine metalwork lines ornamental flourishes.