Jar, porcelain with incised designs painted in coloured glazes, China, Ming dynasty, Zhengde mark and period (1506-1521). Height: 17.1cm; Diameter: 18.4cm. Acc. No C.274-1910. Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Jar of porcelain, with bulbous body decorated with incised cloud designs painted in coloured glazes on a green ground above a border of lotus-petals and stamens. The neck is octagonal with flat projecting rim and has a conventional fungus border.