The Chinese gilt bronze repoussed unto a deep round vessel, wider to the shoulder gently tapered toward cylindrical straight neck supported the banded rim, curved gilt bronze spout emerged on the belly in shape of a phoenix, with one scrolling dragon creates a looped handle on opposite. Flanked with tall and characterizing gilt bronze looped handle suspended from the collar, densely decorated in deep relief of ruyi clouds. Banded with lotus petal on the collar and numerous gilt bronze rings on rim, foot, and neck. The teapot is delicately decorated in cloisonne works, soldering to the bronze foundation narrow bands of gilt bronze and filling up the interstices of the dragon decoration with enamel paste after which the piece is fired and polished. Enamel with their brilliant coloring, appeal strongly to the aesthetic sense of the people, and this teapot is manufactured by hand in all manner of conventional and symbolic designs.

Mark on base, incised six script -KaiShu- characters, Made in The Years of QianLong Reign Period of Great Qing.

Dimensions: 13" H x 10-1/2 W

Over all in EXCELLENT condition. Traced numerous tiny-holes of corrosions on enamel filling, No missing wires found on cloisonne works. With normal anomalies in nature, sign of stressed surface, minor scratch & dents, and trace of declined on gilt; Normal, consider ages and wear.

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