China or Japan. 19th c. Bronze with enamel champlevé and gilding. The flat, moon-shaped body on a high angular base and with a cylindrical opening. The two handles in the form of big dragons. In the center, each side with a h?? bird in a medallion, surrounded by eight large lotus blossoms. On the outside a hexagon pattern in flat relief, neck and foot with different borders. Height 61cm. Underneath a four-partite Chinese mark: Baizheng jin zhi. Condition A/B.
Provenance: -Private collection Southern Germany. Acquired in the 1960s/70s.