十六 / 十七世紀 藏傳鐵鎏金團壽紋蓋盒

of circular form, with a deep rounded body rising from a short foot, the exterior set with a pair of angular handles and damascened with four roundels enclosing a stylised shou character alternating with foliate motifs, the base similarly centred with a stylised shou character surrounded by a floral scroll, the top cast with two hinges and a cover, the cover detailed with a central medallion enclosing a stylised shou character and encircled with a leafy floral scroll

Sydney L. Moss Ltd.，倫敦，1981年3月

There is rubbing to the gilding and loss to the detail of the design. Otherwise overall good condition.
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The bowl is raised from a single sheet of metal and the surfaces are damascened with a design of shou characters set against a floral background. The box is tailor made to provide protection for a porcelain bowl now missing and the interior of the box was once softly padded. It is likely that the design on the outside of the box matched the design of the porcelain bowl it once contained.