Dimensions: 4.125in H x 3.875in W x 3.875in D Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty, gilt bronze cloisonne lidded boxes. The gilt bronze potted in trinket box cast in rectangular, hexagonal corner side, flat round shaped body with rounded corners, the dome lid like reverse plate with finial bud, gilt bronze banded on the rim and foot. The box decorated in gilt bronze cloisonne works of colorful floral and foliate over the pale-turquoise blue ground. The cloisonne technique was mostly used for jeweler and small fittings for clothes, weapons or similar small objects decorated with geometric or schematic designs, with thick cloisonne walls. 14th Century this enamel technique had spread to China, where it was soon used for much larger vessels such as bowls and vases. In much Chinese cloisonne blue is usually the predominant color, and the Chinese name for the technique, jingtailan ("Jingtai blue ware"), refers to this, and the Jingtai Emperor. Chinese cloisonne is amongst the best known enamel cloisonne in the world. Describe with huge flying fu bat interspersed fresh foliage, scrolling tendril and auspicious pattern. Each hexagonal side corner with thick gilt lines. The word bat Fu, in Chinese sounds identical to the word for luck which is a pair of homophones implied linguistic symbolism the symbolic meaning of bat is commonly recognized as good fortune in Chinese culture and meaning the five blessings, is a concept that signify a grouping of certain good fortunes and luck in Chinese culture. The under-base bears a reign mark, an incised four script characters reign mark, Made In The Years of Qianlong Reign Period. See More