This copper charger has a wide mouth with a flared rim, a shallow body, curved sides, a flat base, and a ring foot. Covered in sky-blue enamel as a background, the charger has in its center a roundel formed from a ring of copper gilt “bowstring” motif. The interior of the roundel is decorated with a pattern of auspicious clouds, dragons and phoenixes playing with pearls, in a variety of enamel colors including blue, red, white, green and yellow. The inner sides of the dish are decorated with intertwined lotus plants, while the front and back of the flared rim are decorated with intertwined flowers. The outside of the bowl, and the base, are painted with a pattern of intertwined lotus plants, while the mouth and the sides of the base have copper gilt applied to them. The decoration of the dish

D: 36 cm