Lot description
of conical form with a six-lobed rim supported on a slightly tapered foot, finely painted in rich cobalt blue accentuated with characteristic 'heaping and piling', the interior centred with a medallion enclosing a flowering peach branch, surrounded by three lotus sprays alternating with sprays of tree peony, chrysanthemum, and herbaceous peony, all beneath a narrow border of twelve small floral sprigs at the rim, the exterior decorated with six large fruit sprays, comprising peach, cherry, loquat, pomegranate, grape, and lychee, alternating with six smaller sprays of flowers below, including camellia, chrysanthemum, lotus, rose, peony, and one other flower, the foot further encircled by a classic scroll, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double circle 22.8 cm
