The body is painted in under-glaze cobalt blue with a gourd vine. The leaves, fruit and spiralling tendrils issue from a single continuo undulating stem which grows from a root at the base of the vase and develops to encircle the body several times before terminating at the rim. A single six petalled flower-head (the last fruit of the year) is visible on the upper lobe. The outlines of the stems and tendrils show heaped and piled under-glaze blue, the leaves have naturalistic veining. The base is un-glazed and has a shallow cut broad foot rim.47 cm. height30 cm. diam.In a good condition.