the low, conical sides rising from a straight foot to a prominent rolled rim, the interior carved and combed with a magnificent peony blossom surrounded by a profusion of curling leaves and stems, the swirling lines of the motif moving lyrically beneath the translucent olive-colored glaze, the glaze deepening in tonality in the recesses and suffused with a fine craquelure throughout, the unglazed footring burnt reddish-brown during firing.