The rounded ovoid sides with a short neck surmounted by a rolled rim, carved with undulating peony blooms between pointed petals around on the base, and a swirling motif radiating on the shoulder, applied with an ivory white glaze pooling to a greenish tone with characteristic 'teardrops', the neck and mouth covered in a persimmon glaze, 8.9 inch high. Provenance: Property of a Vancouver, Canada estate by descent.