Late Ming Dynasty The slightly domed cover enamelled in the centre with a medallion enclosing a Sanskrit letter om, surrounded by the auspicious Eight Buddhist Emblems amongst stylised floral scrolls on a bright turquoise ground, the vertical sides of the cover decorated with a multi-coloured band of ruyi-heads borne on foliate scroll, a similar band of floral scrolls on the side of the box. 20.4cm (8in) diam. (2).