Qianlong seal mark and of the periodThe steep flaring sides vividly painted with eight evenly-spaced lan?a characters enclosed within undulating lotus stems issuing stylised blossoms and acanthus leaves, the underside with a frieze of tightly bound lotus lappets, all raised on a tall spreading stem foot decorated with bands of demi-flowerheads and floral sprays on a raised rib above pendent interlinked tassels issuing from ruyi-heads, the interior further painted with a stylised peony medallion within a double-line border repeated at the rim, the interior of the foot with a six-character zhuanshu seal mark in underglaze blue, fitted box. 14.7cm (5 3/4in) diam. x 13.2cm (5 1/4in) high (2).