The wide body tapering towards the quatrefoil mouth rim and moulded on each main side with peach-shaped cartouches, the narrow sides with a pair of applied lug handles, covered overall with an unctuous glaze of dark red tone streaked with purple and lavender, thinning to a clear colour at the rim, lobed edges and handles, the base covered with a pale brown wash, hardwood stand, Japanese wood box.

Provenance: From the collection of a Japanese temple, Osaka, Kansai.