the rounded body rising from a splayed foot to a waisted neck and flared mouth, painted in rich cobalt hues with auspicious and scholarly objects, censers, and a vase bearing plumes, with a band of scrollwork and a row of circlets around the neck, the base with an underglaze blue double circle H.8 5/8 (22 cm) Condition: in excellent condition no hairline or chip observed Provenance: J.P Stamen, London Sotheby's New York March 20 2018