A large Jingtai blue cloud dragon pattern gilt plate with the inscription 'Made in the Qianlong Reign'
A large Jingtai blue cloud dragon pattern gilt plate with the inscription 'Made in the Qianlong Reign'
Catalog Number: 245
Diameter 58cm
Source: Xinjiang Cultural Relics Store
Four-character inscription in double-line regular script: “大清乾隆”
Starting Price: RMB 16,000
Cloisonné, officially known as "copper-body cloisonné enamel", is also commonly called "enamel blue" or "inlaid enamel". It is an object made by cutting various patterns from soft, flat copper wires onto a copper body, welding them on, and then filling the patterns with enamel glaze before firing.