Of lobed form with stiff upright handle and ‘S’ shaped spout, the ovoid body with eight panels, each with a different illustration, alternately depicting flowers issuing from rockwork and robed figures in a terraced garden, the shoulder with two panels reverse decorated with a prunus blossom reserved on a diaper pattern ground, the handle painted with stylised floral scrolls, the spout with flame pattern, the cover with scrollwork, the base glazed. Period: Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period (1573-1619). Height: 21 cm.