Canton enamel on copper bowl decorated with flowers, dragons and bats, China, 18th century The inside of the bowl is enameled in polychrome on a white ground with five flying bats and four coiled chi dragons forming medallions among clouds evoking ruyi heads. The exterior is decorated with lotus flowers, peonies and foliage. The heel is decorated with a blue-enameled stylized frieze and the base with a flowering quince branch bearing a quince. The rim of the bowl is encircled with metal. Diameter: 14.3 cm Fels in the enamel and edge restoration.