Both of squat bulbous li shape on a splayed foot and with dragon head handles, decorated a) with a dragon and a qilin in very fine silver and gold wire inlay, at the base an apocryphal Xuande six-character mark surrounded by two dragons in relief, and b) with decorative clouds in silver wire and a Shisou mark to the base. (2) Dimensions a) Height 7.5 cm; width 18 cm; b) height 5.7 cm; width 13.5 cm Medium Button1 Provenance Collection Alexander Plath, Canada Notes VAT: Margin scheme