With a voluminous pear-shaped body resting on a nearly straight foot and extending into a waisted neck with a straight angular rim,the tall curved spout connected to the neck by a scroll strut,opposite a curved strap handle attached horizontally to the neck,the handle surmounted by a small 'S'-shaped loop,the domed cover fitting tightly onto the ewer,the bud-shaped knob sitting on a slightly raised roundel on top,the white porcelain covered overall with a thick smooth 'sweet-white' (tianbai) glaze.