The deep, rounded body is raised on three columnar supports and is flat-cast on the exterior with a band of three taotie masks below the inward-canted rim from which rise two bail handles. The interior is cast with an inscription consisting of an animal oriented above a character, possibly Xin, possibly a family name. The patina is of grey and mottled green color, and there is some encrustation on the interior.

Property from the C. Philip Cardeiro collection.

Provenance: Private collection, California, prior to 1996.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 18 – 19 September 2014, New York, Rockefeller Plaza