Cast with a canted outer rim and a dissolved dragon meander under a sawtooth and hanchured circle enclosing a long inscription under a field containing mythical birds, beasts, chariots worshippers and court figures set apart by raised bosses under further bands of raised bosses and feathers surrounding a central pierced knob finial. 7 1/2in (19cm) diameter. Estimate: US$12,000 - 18,000 - Unsold

 

Provenance: Christie's London 1 Dec 1997, lot 172

Bonhams. Fine Asian Works of Art, 20 Dec 2011. California, San Francisco www.bonhams.com