明早期 掐絲及内填琺瑯纏枝蓮紋爐|Tripod incense burner with lid

Overview Tripod incense burner with lid China early 15th century Not on view This incense burner features two types of enameling: cloisonné on the body and champlevé on the handles. The latter method requires artists to carve enclosures into the metal body that were then filled with enamel color paste, instead of using copper wires to create compartments for the enamel, as in cloisonné. The visual appeal of enamel’s vivid colors inspired a new polychrome palette across Ming art.