万历 Cloisonné enamel candlestick
This candlestick is cloisonné enamel, the craft where metal is bent, filled with glass and fired until colour sits flush in a wired cell. the 万历 workshop m…
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Enamelware
宣德 Cloisonné enamel vase
The vase shows cloisonné enamel at its most confident. Wire first, then enamel, then fire, repeated until the surface is calm and the gilding catches the l…
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康熙 Painted enamel censer
This censer is painted enamel, the craft where metal is bent, filled with glass and fired until colour sits flush in a wired cell. the 康熙 workshop made it…
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景泰 Cloisonné enamel vase
The vase shows cloisonné enamel at its most confident. Wire first, then enamel, then fire, repeated until the surface is calm and the gilding catches the l…
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雍正 Painted enamel ewer
This ewer is painted enamel, the craft where metal is bent, filled with glass and fired until colour sits flush in a wired cell. the 雍正 workshop made it a…
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乾隆 Cloisonné enamel ewer
The ewer shows cloisonné enamel at its most confident. Wire first, then enamel, then fire, repeated until the surface is calm and the gilding catches the l…
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乾隆 Painted enamel ewer
This ewer is painted enamel, the craft where metal is bent, filled with glass and fired until colour sits flush in a wired cell. the 乾隆 workshop made it a…
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Qianlong-mark painted enamel snuff bottle with children at play
Snuff bottles are the smallest stage the enamel workshop ever worked, and this one fills it with children at play. The Qianlong court loved the form, a tin…
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Painted enamel teapot with Western figures in reserve panels
This teapot carries Western figures in its reserve panels, European men in coats and wigs painted onto a Chinese enamel body. It is the art-historical equi…
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Yongzheng-mark painted enamel covered jar with tied-cloth design
The Yongzheng reign had the most refined eye of the Qing, and its painted enamel shows it. This covered jar is dressed in a tied-cloth design, the enamel p…
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