gourd-shaped vessel with elaborate gilt bronze swing handle and pierced domed cover with floral ornament and lion knob. The handle attached to the body by two lions modelled in high relief playing with brocaded balls. On the top of the handle two dragon heads dispute a pearl. The body of the vessel is decorated with complex floral scrolls and petal panels on a dark blue ground.

gourd-shaped vessel with elaborate gilt bronze swing handle and pierced domed cover with floral ornament and lion knob. The handle attached to the body by two lions modelled in high relief playing with brocaded balls. On the top of the handle two dragon heads dispute a pearl. The body of the vessel is decorated with complex floral scrolls and petal panels on a dark blue ground.

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