Carved mythical beasts to the sides. With a carved apocryphal Tang (year 805) mark, 'Yongzhen Yuzhi' to the side. Length 9.5 cm.
Chips. Natural incluscions and feathering to the stone.
From a Swedish Collector, Sture Larsson was a notable member of the Swedish Oriental Ceramics Society who formed his collection from the early 1950's an onwards. Thence by descent.