Republic period, having an elongated neck and tapering body, finely hand painted decoration at neck, shoulder, and base in overglaze blue, the body decorated with carps jumping out of the water, with poem, having four character reign mark in overglaze blue to base, 9-3/4 in.Provenance: Purchased in Beijing, 1997; Property of a lawyer who worked and resided in China品相报告: minor spotting, discoloration, scratches, chipping to foot ring, minor accretion