Jar with Floral Scrolls and Wrapped-Cloth Design, 18th century

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Jar with Floral Scrolls and Wrapped-Cloth Design, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95), 18th century, China, Painted enamel on copper, H. 10 in. ( cm); Diam. 7 1/2 in. ( cm); Diam. of base 3 3/4 in. ( cm), Enamels, Invented in Limoges, France, during the fifteenth century, the technique of painting enamels onto metal was brought by the Jesuits to China in the early eighteenth century. Jars and other vessels made in this technique are sometimes known as 'foreign porcelains' in China

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