Cover 19th century the body in the shape of an archaistic bronze ewer and decorated with notched flanges, the cover with two short posts, overall painted with lotus and leafy branches, underside bearing an apocryphal Longqing six-character mark in underglaze blue. Height 8 1/2 inches. Estimate 3,000-5,000 Property from the Collection of Steve Furuta, Lake Barrington, Illinois Provenance: Estate of Itsuko Takeuchi Furuta, Los Angeles, California, thence by descent Estate of Ellen Takeuchi, Los Angeles, California Total height 21.6cm Old restoration to the foot.