CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CARVED HARDSTONE CIRCULAR BOX

CHINESE (20TH CENTURY, CARVED IN ARCHAIC HAN/TANG STYLE) CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CARVED MOTTLED DARK GREY A HARDSTONE CIRCULAR COVERED BOX THE SLIGHTLY DOMED COVER SURMOUNTED BY A FINIAL CARVED IN FULL RELIEF WITH A COILED CHILONG DRAGON OVER A WAISTED INTERIOR LIP THE COMPRESSED CIRCULAR SIDES INCISED IN LOW RELIEF WITH CONTINUOUS ARCHITECTURAL CHILONG SCROLLS AND CLOUD MEANDERS, RAISED ON A LOW CIRCULAR FOOT RIM MEASURES APPROX. 5 IN HIGH, 8.375 IN DIAMETER IN THE WIDEST POINT