The cylindrical body divided into four horizontal registers surmounted by a stepped monk's cap crown on one side, set with a curved spout opposite an arched handle, enamelled with a turquoise ground incised with a feathery scroll sgraffiato and scattered multi-coloured roundels containing floral, butterfly and lotus motifs, the domed cover similarly decorated and set with a gold-painted fu lion 28 cm tall, 18.5 cm wide