underglaze blue painted porcelain with overglaze green, yellow and red enameling, the double ringed circular mouth opens over a band of six lotus pod clusters within a rolled, raised gilt collar, over a slightly tapered and compressed globular body painted with twenty petaled lotus buds of a variety of colors issuing scrolling tendrils, interrupted by rolled, raised arabesque reserves revealing four different landscapes, each occupied by swirling clouds above a qilin residing in a garden of setting, respectively among gourds, bamboo, plantain leaves, juniper branches, a pond with palm fronds, and colorful fruits, enclosed by a second raised, gilt collar above a colorful feather motif, encircled by double underglaze blue bands, verso a double ringed underglaze blue six character reign mark. Height: 7 1/2" Diameter: 8" Heavy, ome old repairs to a crack running from foot and up the lower register of feathers at one side, orange surface soil/encrustation throughout, some enamel wear, likely lacking lid, glaze pools to but overall in good to very good condition, wear commensurate with age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."