A CHINESE BURR-WOOD 'NINE DRAGON' BRUSHPOT QING DYNASTY Carved from an irregular piece of wood...

A CHINESE BURR-WOOD 'NINE DRAGON' BRUSHPOT QING DYNASTY Carved from an irregular piece of wood with a reticulated design of nine scaly dragons amongst rocks, the base with a hardwood mount, the rim inlaid with metal wire and mother of pearl, 18cm. Cf. Scholar's Paraphernalia, Classics of the Forbidden City, pp.70-71, no.45 for a related example of a dragon bitong with a similar inlaid rim.