Signed Rui Zhi, 17th/18th century Boldly carved in the form of an archaic gong vessel, decorated in low relief around the exterior with a central band of taotie masks reserved on a leiwen ground, in between narrower bands of stylised dragons, all divided by seven rows of flanges with diaper-patterns, five writhing chilong clambering up the broad S-shaped handle, confronting a further three dynamic chilong in the interior carved in high relief, the interior of the recessed foot carved with two square seals in zhuanshu script, the horn of a lustrous dark caramel-brown tone.16.5cm (6 1/2in) long.
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