Of octagonal form, raised on eight ruyi-head shaped feet, the deep sides rising to a wide everted rim, decorated to the exterior in shades of underglaze blue, each side with a shaped panel containing alternately a landscape scene and floral decoration, set against a diamond work ground, the rim with a cartouche at each of the eight corners, containing alternately landscape scenes and auspicious objects such as books and scrolls, reserved against a diamond pattern ground, the interior and base unglazed. Period: 18th century. Height: 22.5 cm. Length: 38.5 cm.