It has a porcelain body of very fine clay and a unctuous glaze, on which it is decorated with motifs common for Qianlong period, e.g., the ground of green meandering/intertwined branches, the musical jade “Chin” (磬, a piece of triangle shape flat jade that produce musical sound of various pitch when it is hanging and stricken. Chin also represents “celebration” as the latter has the same pronunciation in Chinese.) The painting technique is typical for Qianlong, e.g., the 4 descending blue branches on the shoulder is painted with darker blue color around the edge and on the lower part of each leaf to yield a stereo feeling. The base has a well-written and typical Qianlong mark. The mouth rim and the cover have thick gold glaze, which is of the “powder gold” type, not the “water gold” type (chemical liquid gold compound) of late Qing. All these suggest that it may be a product of Qianlong. Due to over 200 years aging, the spoon has broken off from the cover and is lost. From Dr. Robert I-San Lin (#3623), 86-year old senior Chinese artwork appraiser appointed by China Commission on Artwork Authentication, whose grandfather was a major Chinese antique collector/dealer in early 1900s. (His bio, published in Journal of Authentication of Artworks, 2015, is available on request). Brought to California in 1960s. 6.3 (H) x 4.9 x 2.0 cm; 46 g.

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