I.89
EmpanelledPeonies

Inlaid famille rose enamels on bronze, with gold (cloisonné); with a flat lip, concave foot, and flat foot rim; decorated on each main side with a framed panel of peony blooms, the panels surrounded by formalized floral scrolling, the narrow sides each with a band of ornament possibly intended to evoke cash symbols, all beneath a neck band of formalized lingzhi; the exterior exposed metal all gilt
Stopper: famille rose enamels on copper with gold (cloisonné) with an Indian-lotus design; original
Imperial, 1740–1820
Height (including original stopper in situ): 6.8 cm
Mouth/lip: 0.63/1.50 cm

Provenance:
Robert Hall, June 2003

Published:
Chang Gang 常罡, Canghai yizhu: Qiasi falang biyanhu yanjiu 滄海遗珠掐絲珐琅鼻烟壺研究 (Undiscovered pearls in the deep ocean: A study of cloisonné enamel snuff bottles) (Beijing: SDX Joint Publishing Co., 2013), 174, no. 72