Cricket cage

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round, short vase with a narrow lip and rounded body. A band of curved, interconnected lines on the top edge. A band of scrolling, vegetal motifs below. A large circle with four characters enclosed. Symmetrical, curved patterns on either side of circle. A band of scrolling vegetal motifs around the bottom. The lid is flat and round with a design resembling two dragons. The artist is uncertain. The title is "Cricket cage".