The cover chased with a ferocious front-facing dragon within a medallion enclosed by cartouches of beasts and mythical birds, the box with the eight Buddhist emblems around the sides above a lappet band, and a central medallion of curling leaves on the base, the raised rims of the box and cover gilded, box.

Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1988.

Christie's. The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Part IV - Chinese Works of Art: Metalwork, Sculpture and Early Ceramics, New York, 20 March 2015