CLOISONNE SALT PEPPER Dish Shaker Yellow Dragon Brass Pair hot Antique Good Fortune Power Black Enamel Wire Cloud Stacking Floral Bottom Chinese
Pair Antique Salt Dish & Pepper Shaker - Salt dish measures approximately 1.25" tall and 1.75" wide. Pepper shaker measures about 2" tall and 1.75" wide. Black cloisonné set with wire cloud background. Both pieces have a yellow dragon with face that's blue and green. Dragon has large black and white eyes, white claws, teeth and horns. Dragon has detailed scales and is outlined in red and turquoise. Salt dish has a red flower on the bottom possibly a peony. Pepper shaker has black enamel on bottom. Brass that is showing on rim, lid, base and neck have a patina from use and age. Salt shaker has a threaded lid and interior of neck is threaded. Flaming pearl design on back of each piece. Some light pitting. Overall in good condition for age. Pieces can be used side by side or stacked. ***Please note: some photos are showing white, smudgy spots - these are reflections from flash. Set possibly older than 1900's. Purchased from estate sale collection. Collectible, for your use or antique gift!
"Cloisonné is the technique of creating designs on metal vessels with colored-glass paste placed within enclosures made of copper or bronze wires, which have been bent or hammered into the desired pattern. Known as cloisons (French for “partitions”), the enclosures generally are either pasted or soldered onto the metal body. The glass paste, or enamel, is colored with metallic oxide and painted into the contained areas of the design. The vessel is usually fired at a relatively low temperature, about 800°C. Enamels commonly shrink after firing, and the process is repeated several times to fill in the designs. Once this process is complete, the surface of the vessel is rubbed until the edges of the cloisons are visible. They are then gilded, often on the edges, in the interior, and on the base." (FROM: themetmuseum.org)
The yellow dragon symbolizes good fortune and power. Some also believe this dragon can control time and seasons. Since it's the most revered dragon, people from ancient China often used it as a symbol of empire and emperor. Flaming pearl symbolizes pearl of wisdom, a symbol is often depicted with animals to show their immortality, strength and energy.
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