Lot description
robustly potted with a flattened quatrefoil body rising from a splayed foot to a waisted neck of corresponding form, the neck and shoulder flanked by a pair of handles extending from the neck to the narrow sides, each main side of the vessel painted in shaded tones of cobalt blue with a pair of magpies perched on gnarled branches issuing globular fruiting plants and clusters of leaves, the handles and narrow sides densely decorated with undulating lotus scrolls, the rim and neck bordered with bands of classic scroll and upright plantain leaves respectively, all above a pendent ruyi frieze encircling the foot, the base inscribed with a six-character seal mark, Japanese wood box 49.5 cm
