[Collection Name]: Enamel Dragon Pattern Bottle

[Historical Era]: Qing Dynasty

[Collection size]: Height 16 centimeters, mouth 5.3 centimeters, bottom 5.8 centimeters

The device has a disc mouth, neck binding, abdomen hanging, and foot ring. The bottleneck is decorated with Ruyi floral patterns, entwined Baoxiang flowers, banana leaf patterns, and various floral patterns from top to bottom. The lower part is connected to Ruyi patterns for a week, and the abdomen is decorated with two dragons playing with pearls on a black background rolling cloud pattern. The lower part is decorated with wave patterns. The overall texture of the object is delicate and symmetrical, with natural flowers and leaves, and strong dragon patterns, giving a sense of elegance and grandeur.

Cloisonn é

Cloisonn é, also known as cloisonn é enamel, is a unique technique that combines porcelain and copper. To make cloisonn é, first use purple copper to make the base, then use thin copper wire to stick patterns on the copper base, and then use enamel glazes of different colors to embed and fill the patterns. After repeated sintering, it is polished and gold-plated.

The production history of cloisonn é can be traced back to the Song and Yuan dynasties. It was not until Genghis Khan attacked Dashi that this technique gradually spread to the Central Plains region. In the Ming Dynasty, it began to be widely produced and applied in the Yongxuan Palace. During the "Jingtai period", it was the reign title of the seventh emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qiyu. Blue glaze made a breakthrough by inventing sky blue, cobalt blue, and sapphire blue. Copper based cloisonn é enamel utensils often used blue as the base color. Therefore, although not pioneered by Jingtai, this type of utensil was later collectively referred to as "Jingtai blue".