18K Gold Painted Enamel Wristwatch (Scarlet Macaw)
Inventory Number: WW2312015LC
Made in 2021, 38 mm, 18K gold case. This artwork was initially created in 2011 and later redesigned by Mei Hua in 2021. The dial features a vibrant and finely detailed miniature enamel painting of a scarlet macaw, capturing its lifelike appearance with stunning colors.
Glossary of Material Terms
Enamel
A vitreous substance which main component is silica(also may have borax, lead, and potash)mixed with oxides (transition metals) that create a vast palette of colors. Enamel can be used to decorate metal surfaces, gold, silver, and copper.
Painted Enamel(Miniature Enamel Painting)
A gold or copper plate is coated with base enamel and then fired. The colors are in powder form which the enamel-painter dilutes as and when they are needed using an oily or semi-oily essence, before applying them with a fine brush. Each color is dried and then fired before the next is applied. A work can be fired numerous times.