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Tin with a lid, Chinese art, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, Qianlong period, cloisonné enamel; cylindrical tin with a wide plate-like collar extending beyond the vessel walls and slightly rising at the rim. Domed lid with a handle shaped as a decorative openwork knob: a dragon in clouds facing a pearl atop the handle. Exterior of vessel box and collar decorated with multicolored red, blue, green, yellow, white small-flower 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; central multi-petal rosette beneath the metal handle, also on a turquoise ground. Bottom filled with a rich multicolored composition of elements reminiscent of Buddhist symbols — a vajra and Dharma wheel forming the inner central rosette, with two-colored red and blue ribbons between the symbols. Interior of box and lid lack enamel decoration; all interior elements are gilded. Possibly used in religious ritual incense box. 18th century, China. Container; height 7.7 cm, diameter 15.1 cm., A rounded lid with a small ornate finial sits against a neutral gray background; the lid surface is predominantly light blue with decorative swirls and floral shapes in red, green, dark blue, and gold, outlined and accented by thin gold lines, and the rim and finial are metallic gold.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_035

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Keywords

Tin lid Chinese art Chinese Qing 1644–1911 Qianlong period cloisonné enamel cylindrical tin wide plate- collar extending beyond vessel walls slightly rising rim Domed lid handle shaped decorative openwork knob dragon clouds facing pearl atop handle Exterior vessel box collar decorated multicolored red blue green yellow white small-flower ornament branches rosettes buds leaves turquoise background Lid decorated lotus tendril four geometrically arranged flowers surrounding branches central multi-petal rosette beneath metal handle also turquoise ground Bottom filled rich multicolored composition elements reminiscent Buddhist symbols vajra Dharma wheel forming inner central rosette two-colored red blue ribbons symbols Interior box lid lack enamel decoration interior elements gilded religious ritual incense box 18th century China Container height 7.7 cm diameter 15.1 cm rounded lid small ornate finial sits neutral gray background lid surface predominantly light blue decorative swirls floral shapes red dark blue gold outlined accented thin gold lines finial metallic gold.