the deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to a straight tapering foot, the exterior painted with leafy floral blossoms in rich cobalt-blue tones, wrapped around the central with flowers borne on dense foliage, the interior with a central peony bloom wreathed by scrolls of flowers, the base inscribed with a four-character reign mark written in two columns within a double circle D: 5 in; H:2 3/8 in