An iron red-decorated circular box and cover


Guangxu mark, Republic PeriodPainted in iron red with shou-characters and bats with black-dotted eyes alternating around the exterior walls of both sections, a roundel on the cover top copying a Han pottery roof tile according to the inscription written within the border, the recessed base of the box bearing the six-character mark in iron red standard script (repaired and retouched). 9 1/2in (24cm) diameter