Late Qing Dynasty Of circular form, the domed cover brightly enamelled in colours with a central medallion enclosing a striding dragon pursuing a flaming pearl on a dense ground of vaporous ruyi clouds, the sides with four shaped cartouches at the compass points depicting blossoming peonies, chrysanthemums, lotus and flowering prunus branches alternating with four applied high-relief gilt-bronze dragons, the body similarly decorated with floral cartouches and four further applied dragons, the base centred with a Shou medallion surrounded by five bats and ruyi clouds, the interiors with further Shou and bats designs, all on a vibrant turquoise ground. 37.5cm (14 6/8in) diam. (2).