A Tibetan ritual water bottle, Ming Dynasty and later, 16th and later, the Chinese silk and fine gold thread kesi cover with a front on Imperial dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl, mounted with a silver stopper and a woven cotton band attached to an amber bead for carrying, 27 cm high, 24.5 cm wide. Provenance: Alex Biancardi Collection, Mossgreen 16/11/2009, lot 334