AN IMPERIALLY INSCRIBED BURLWOOD-INSET, EMBELLISHED, GILT AND ENAMELLED SILVER BOWLQIANLONG YUYONG MARK, DATED TO BINGXU CYCLICAL YEAR CORRESPONDING TO 1766 AND OF THE PERIODThe bowl is supported on a straight foot rising gracefully to tall waisted sides and an everted rim. The exterior sides of the burlwood band are decorated with five silver-cast flower heads inlaid with coral, malachite and lapis lazuli. The lower section, base and foot are all silver, where the exterior of the lower section are applied with two rows of 18 enamel characters in tones of blue and red, the foot with a band of coral and malachite, and the base with a four-character mark reading 'Qianlong yuyong' (for the personal use of Qianlong) and the date. The silver interior is incised with a peony spray.5 3/4 in. (14.5 cm.) diam.