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A Chinese silver pierced circular cricket cage and cover
decorated in repousse with interspersed dragons, a phoenix and a mythical tortoise among clouds below a band of flowers, the base with shaped cartouches of lotus, peonies and further chrysanthemums above interlocking basketwork motifs, the flowerheads gilt -- 3½.in (8.9cm) diam.
See Colour Plate 7.
decorated in repousse with interspersed dragons, a phoenix and a mythical tortoise among clouds below a band of flowers, the base with shaped cartouches of lotus, peonies and further chrysanthemums above interlocking basketwork motifs, the flowerheads gilt -- 3½.in (8.9cm) diam.
See Colour Plate 7.