Of octagonal form with eight faceted sides, the ovoid shaped lower body tapering at the waist before rising to a compressed globular upper bulb surmounted by a long neck, the upper bulb decorated with three roundels each enclosing Arabic inscriptions, the lower bulb with four further Arabic inscribed roundels each detailed with floral and geometric pattern, a six-character Cheng-Te mark on the base, 22.5 in high. Provenance: Estate of professor Daniel Lee, Annapolis, Maryland, by descent