The Plum Flower-Shaped Silver Cup
Gold cup with characters Jin Ou Yong Gu inlaid with pearls and gems
Gold flower receptacle with four holes inlaid with jadeite and tourmalines (a...
Gilt-silver hair crosspiece carved in openwork and inlaid with pearls and gems |
Qing Dynasty The cup is made of silver. The brim of the cup is shaped like a five-pedal plum flower. The five-pedal segments of the cup are all engraved with raised flowers. The handle is engraved with floral and leaf patterns. The Qing Dynasty silver objects are usually made with excellent craftsmanship, especially those created during the reigns of Emperor Kangxi and Emerpor Qianlong. The works of those periods are created with silver and gold engravings in a luxury style, with a strong ornamental effect. This cup is ingeniously designed and elaborately carved, the Qing Dynasty artistic standards and styles of gold and silver ware processing. |
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