The jardinière is painted in coloured enamels and gilt, with roundels enclosing a five-clawed dragon and a long-tailed phoenix, alternating with a lantern and a vase filled with grain. All are reserved on a yellow ground decorated with double gourds and leafy scrolling foliage. The centre of the interior is painted in iron red with a five-clawed dragon leaping amidst clouds. The base is inscribed with an apocryphal Guangxu six-character mark.
9¾ in. (24.7 cm.) high, box, wood stand

Acquired in Taipei in the 1980s

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