Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Zhengde mark and period (1506-1521). Jingdezhen, China. Height: 16.5 cm, Diameter: 8.9 cm. Given by the Misses M. S. and M. A. Bloxam and Mr W. R. Bloxam. Museum number: C.108-1928. Victoria & Albert Museum © V&A Images

Porcelain vase, with bulbous body, long tubular neck and high spreading foot. Painted in underglaze blue with Arabic inscription in medallions on either side of the neck, with scrolls above and below. On either side of the body a stylised flower enclosed by a pair of leafy scrolls. A band of stylised leafy scroll round the foot.