Vase from a Set of Five-Piece Altar Set (Wugong), 18th century


Vase from a Set of Five-Piece Altar Set (Wugong), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century, China, Cloisonné enamel on copper, H. 13 in. (33 cm); Diam. of rim 6 1/8 in. ( cm); Diam. of foot 4 5/8 in. ( cm), Cloisonné, Cloisonné is the technique of creating designs on metal vessels with colored glass paste placed within enclosures made of copper or bronze wires, which have been bent or hammered into the desired patterns


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