清乾隆 景泰藍鼎式爐 Chinese. Of archaistic fangding form of tapered rectangular section supported on four columnar legs, rising to the rim set with a pair of upright arched gilt handles, covered overall with a lotus scrolls reserved on a turquoise ground, the four character mark incised on the base, the sloped-roof cover with a playful lion, hardwood stand. Qing Dynasty period. 造型仿商周青銅禮器形制，作四足方鼎，器形古樸厚拙，上設寶蓋，蓋鈕為獅鈕， 通體以藍彩為地，嵌飾纏枝蓮紋，色彩妍麗堂皇，填塗嚴謹細緻，器表打磨光滑。 “乾隆年制”款識。 來源：密蘇裡州堪薩斯城私人收藏