Bidders who are new to Bonhams must make a minimum deposit of US $30,000 for the Fine Asian Works of Art sale. 保证金30,000美金。
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Each finished on both sides: the first undercut with four bats surrounding a shou medallion at the center; the second centered with a bat suspending a ribbon tied to a musical chime and ruyi scepter within a flattened pearl border (tiny flake chip); the third cut with a movable six-petal flower surrounded by an eight-lobed ring with raised edges (minor chips); the fourth a composite-character plaque, possibly to be read as fu forming the frame around lu at the center and shou at the right (tiny chips); the last a roundel depicting a tadpole-shaped dragon facing a leafy branch (tiny chips).
2 1/8 to 2 1/4in (5.4 to 5.8cm) diameters