Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Cloisonne Enamel Bowl. Late 19th, early 20th century, gilded bronze bulbous body. Beautiful cobalt ground finely decorated in multi colored peonies, lotus, butterflies and phoenix, with a stylized ruyi-head trim around bowl and lotus petal border at foot.Turquoise ground interior and base. One of two matching bowls offered in this Auction. Provenance: A Summerville, South Carolina Private Collection. During the reigns of Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911), cloisonne improved and reached its artistic summit. Colors were more delicate, filigrees more flexible and fluent, and scope was enlarged beyond the sacrifice-process wares into snuff bottles, folding screens, incense burners, tables, chairs, chopsticks, and bowls.......Measures 10x10x6 and weighs 5 pounds.

Good, loss to enamel inside side of bowl in 3 spots