Mid Qing Dynasty The deep cylindrical body raised on three bear-form feet and cast in low relief with bands at the rims and mid body, with a pair of taotie mask handles, decorated in gold and silver inlay in the upper and lower sections of the body with archaistic bands of cicada blades and leiwen scroll interspersed with stylised clouds in gold and silver inlay, the domed cover decorated with similar patterns in gold and silver inlay, with two bands encircling a central quatrefoil flower with a loop handle, applied with three upright phoenix-form handles that become supports when the cover is inverted, the interior undecorated. 23cm (9in) high (3).