Ming dynasty, dated by inscription to the 22nd year of Hongwu period (1389)
Well-cast with a five-claw dragon flying through clouds over cresting waves, a cartouche to the left with a dated inscription written in seal script, the knob in the shape of a three-peak mountain, all enclosed by a plain raised border, the mirror side flat and eroded, the bronze with dark green and brown patination throughout.
4 3/8in (11.4cm) diam
Ming dynasty, dated by inscription to the 22nd year of Hongwu period (1389)
Well-cast with a five-claw dragon flying through clouds over cresting waves, a cartouche to the left with a dated inscription written in seal script, the knob in the shape of a three-peak mountain, all enclosed by a plain raised border, the mirror side flat and eroded, the bronze with dark green and brown patination throughout.
4 3/8in (11.4cm) diam
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