, the deep rounded sides and everted rim painted in polychrome enamels, the exterior with key fret and diaper bands interspersed by reserves containing alternating auspicious symbols and floral sprays, the main body with a continuous narrative scene of dignitaries, scholars and attendants upon a terrace beside a tall pine tree, the interior decorated with five large fantail goldfish and pond plants, the base in unglazed, 29 cm high x 36 cm diameter?the bowl has a vertical hairline crack extending down from the rim