Gilded Bamboo and Plum Silver Teapot (Liu Xia)

　　Product Model: 42#

　　Weight/g: 642

　　Dimensions: 176*153*205, 1200ml

　　The teapot features a round body and reclining foot. The body is adorned with floral motifs carved using line engraving; the petals are filled in with gilding. The lines exhibit fluid brushwork, and the combination of gold and silver tones is harmonious. The knob is spherical and hollowed out, while the arched handle is delicately wrapped with fine threads at its middle section, giving the vessel an elegant and beautiful form.

　　Bamboo has an exceptionally long lifespan and possesses remarkable resilience, making it a symbol of longevity and peace. Evergreen throughout the four seasons, bamboo represents eternal youth. Moreover, bamboo has always been associated with integrity and moral uprightness, embodying the virtue of unyielding perseverance. The plum blossom, as a symbol of heralding spring, bringing good news, and auspiciousness, has been revered by the Chinese people from ancient times to the present day as an object of good fortune. The five petals of the plum blossom symbolize the "Five Blessings"—happiness, prosperity, longevity, good health, and peace. Gilding is a metalworking technique also known as "gold coating," "gold plating," "gold application," or "flowing gold." It involves applying a gold-mercury amalgam—a compound of gold and mercury—to the surface of copper objects. Afterward, the object is heated, causing the mercury to evaporate and leaving the gold firmly bonded to the copper surface without peeling off. This gilded plum blossom design, with its subtle yet dazzling elegance, features a rattan-woven handle and a gracefully curved spout that ensures smooth water flow.