Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Ritual Hot Water Bottom with 2 Dragon Head handles, a Food Bowl fitted inside & a Cover with 9 pierced arches around the top, all with archaistic designs in iron red imitating ritual bronzes; the base with an inscription in 3 columns inside a square in iron red. Total height assembled 5 7/8 inches (14.9 cm.) X width of bottom from handle to handle 8 1/4 inches (21 cm.). NOTE: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Eddie's Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging.