Caption

Tin with a lid, 18th century, China. Cloisonné enamel on tin. Cylindrical tin with a wide plate-like collar extending beyond the vessel walls, slightly rising at the rim. Domed lid with a handle shaped as a decorative openwork relief: a dragon in clouds, head directed toward a pearl at the top. Exterior of the vessel box and collar decorated with a multicolored red, blue, green, yellow, white small-flowered ornament—branches with rosettes, buds, and leaves—on a turquoise background. Lid decorated with a lotus tendril of four geometrically arranged flowers and surrounding branches; a multi-petal rosette is centered under the metal handle, all on a turquoise ground. Bottom filled with a rich, multicolored composition evoking Buddhist symbols—a vajra and Dharma wheel forming the inner central rosette—with two-colored red and blue ribbons between the motifs. Interior of box and lid without enamel decoration; all interior elements gilded. Possible function: incense box. Height 7.7 cm; diameter 15.1 cm., A shallow circular metal bowl with a wide rim decorated in cloisonné-like floral patterns in blue, red, green, and black, and a smooth gold-toned inner basin showing some wear and dark spots; the outer edge and inner wall are gold-toned, and the background is a neutral gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_033

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Keywords

Tin lid 18th century China Cloisonné enamel tin Cylindrical tin wide plate- collar extending beyond vessel walls slightly rising rim Domed lid handle shaped decorative openwork relief dragon clouds head directed pearl top Exterior vessel box collar decorated multicolored red blue green yellow white small-flowered ornament branches rosettes buds leaves on turquoise background Lid decorated lotus tendril four geometrically arranged flowers surrounding branches multi-petal rosette centered under metal handle turquoise ground Bottom filled rich multicolored composition evoking Buddhist symbols vajra Dharma wheel forming inner central rosette two-colored red blue ribbons motifs Interior box enamel decoration interior elements gilded Possible function incense box Height 7.7 cm diameter 15.1 cm shallow circular metal bowl wide rim decorated cloisonné- floral patterns red black smooth gold-toned inner basin showing wear dark spots outer edge inner wall gold-toned background neutral gray.