Chinese Cloisonné Bottle with Butterfly Motif
| Showing 1 of 1 |
|
China Anonymous,
Chinese
Chinese Cloisonné Bottle with Butterfly Motif, c. 1880
Enamel on Brass
8 1/2 in. x 4 in. x 4 in. (21.59 cm x 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm)
Chinese Cloisonné Bottle with Butterfly Motif, c. 1880
Enamel on Brass
8 1/2 in. x 4 in. x 4 in. (21.59 cm x 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm)
Object Type:
Cloisonné
Technique:
Cloisonné
Creation Place:
Asia, China
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Dorothy Adler Routh
Accession Number:
73.3.38
Marks
No marks.
Medium
Multicolored enamels and irridescent colors on a brass base.
Object Description
Chinese meiping bottle with a design of butterflies, geometric, and floral patterns executed in multicolored enamels and irridescent colors on a blue and black field. The enamels are mainly jewel-toned (sapphire, ruby, and emerald) with smaller designs in black, pink, green, and turquoise. The bottle has a bulb near the top, narrowing at the neck, and widening at the mouth. There is glossy turquoise enamel within the neck.
Keywords
Click a term to view the records with the same keyword
This object has the following keywords:
Portfolio List
Click a portfolio name to view all the objects in that portfolio
This object is a member of the following portfolios:
Your current search criteria is: Objects is "Chinese Cloisonné Bottle with Butterfly Motif".