of shallow rectangular form,finely painted to the exterior in grisaille garden of flowers, including pinks and magnolia, one sides inscribed dayazhai with an oval seal mark enclosing tian di yi jia chun ('heaven and earth enjoying spring as one'), reserved on a yellow ground, the interior glazed white, all supported on bracket feet at the lobed corners, an iron-red yong qing chang chun ('eternal celebration of everlasting spring') mark on the base D: 8 in.(20 cm) x 4 1/2 in.(11.5 cm) Provenance: estate of North Carolina collector, acquired in 2002Condition: in excellent condition wtih expected wear and scratch