Of high rounded shoulder tapering to a narrow foot and surmounted by a short waisted neck and everted rim, the body inscribed with a poem written in running script, all above a broad band of stylized lappets at the foot, the shoulder encircled by a collar enclosing lotus blossoms amidst foliage scrolls, all in under-glazed copper red enamel, 13 inch high. Provenance: Estate of Professor Daniel Lee, Annapolis, Maryland, by descent