sturdily potted with the shallow rounded sides rising from a short, tapered foot to an everted rim, the center fluently carved with a large lotus spray, surrounded by eight panels of alternating lingzhi and flower sprigs, covered overall with a lustrous translucent bluish-green glaze, save for the base left unglazed revealing the stoneware body burnt to a dark orange. 

Provenance: Mathias Komor, New York.

American Private Collection, acquired from the above in the 1970.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 17 march 2021