Large circular box

A large covered circular box in bronze and polychrome cloisonné enamel, decorated on a blue, black and reddish-brown ground; the lid features, in a central medallion, two dragons moving above foaming waves and mountain peaks, chasing the sacred pearl; the rim adorned with eight medallions depicting birds and flowering shrubs alternating with butterflies and floral compositions; the base decorated with a pair of butterflies fluttering above chrysanthemums; the interior richly decorated with phoenixes and dragons in polychrome on a blue background.

Diam. 36 cm