2.2cm long section of the basal circular cagework foot missing, piece not retained. One or two bruises and old cracks on the existing cagework foot. Small chip to the stem of the flower on the back rim of the vessel itself. There is an approx 1cm chip just to the side of the dragon on the front rim of the piece, and another small body chip to the dragon itself (on the external side of the rim). Otherwise, apart from odd minor tiny flakes and some general cracks and striation cracks within the lower body, the piece is in reasonable overall state with an attractive shiny patina throughout. 071011

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