The tapering ovoid body chased in imitation of tixi lacquer with four rows of triangular scroll pattern below a band of classic scroll on the shoulder, with bands of diaper pattern on the mouth rim and above the foot, box.

Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1989.

Christie's. The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Part IV - Chinese Works of Art: Metalwork, Sculpture and Early Ceramics, New York, 20 March 2015