Metal rimmed, and lidded Qing-era / early Republic-era vessel – Circa 1880s – 1920 清末/民初金屬鑲口蓋罐 - 約1880至1920年間

The object is a squat, globular lidded vessel sitting on a short, slightly tapered base ring. The lid is gently domed, perfectly mirroring the curve of the main body, and is topped with a flat-topped, circular knob that functions as a small handle.

It is crafted from fine white glazed porcelain decorated with underglaze blue cobalt pigment. Notably, the meeting rims of both the lid knob and the upper lid rim feature a darkened metal rim binding (often silver, brass, or paktong), which serves to protect the edges from chipping and denotes its history as an export or specialty luxury item.

The exterior is hand-painted with a dense, flowing floral arrangement—most likely peonies traditionally symbolising wealth, honour, and prosperity.

This particular item was likely a rouge container or used in a home to store some form of make-up and was made for export from China to Southeast Asia.

Size - 13.5cm across x 9cm high

器身低矮圓腹，帶蓋，底部設有一圈短而略微收窄的圈足。蓋子微微隆起，與器身曲線自然相應，上方帶有扁平圓形蓋鈕，可作為小型提把使用。

以細白釉瓷製成，器表飾以釉下鈷藍彩。其中，蓋鈕與上蓋沿處皆可見深色金屬鑲口（常見材質包括銀、黃銅或白銅），可保護邊緣避免磕碰缺損，也反映其作為外銷品或特殊精品的歷史背景。

器身外部以手繪方式描繪繁密流暢的花卉圖樣，推測為牡丹花，傳統上象徵富貴、榮耀與繁榮。

此器推測為胭脂盒，或用於家中收納某類化妝品，為中國製成後外銷至東南亞。

尺寸 (手工測量會有些誤差) : 直徑13.5公分 x 高9公分