Of ovoid form, set with two gilded metal animal masks and hoop handles, decorated in bright enamels, the exterior with a large cartouche containing two pheasants balancing on a blossoming branch among other flower sprays including lily and peony, reserved against a blue ground with scrolling floral tendrils and phoenixes, the interior decorated with a phoenix, the mouth rim with a band of ruyi-heads. Period: 19th/20th century. Height: 28 cm, Length: 48 cm.