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  1. Octagonal Box with Dragon 
  2. and Phoenix Decor, with 
  3. Gold and Silver Tracery 
  4. Ch'ing Dynasty (A.D. 1644-
  5. 1911)
  6. Diameter         35.0cm
  7.          This octagonal
  8. covered box is subdivided 
  9. into smaller fruit boxes 
  10. inside.   The surface of  
  11. the box is embellished 
  12. with dragon and phoenix 
  13. motifs in gold and silver 
  14. tracery, with a border 
  15. of flowers.