of compressed globular form, featuring on the interior and exterior with blossoming peonies and chrysanthemum borne on foliage against wanzi lattice navy-blue ground, the base with 'Da Ming Nian Zao' mark (Made in the year of Great Ming) (25cm diameter) Footnote: Provenance: The Late Dr Helen E C Cargill Thompson (1933-2020). The Cargill part of the family founded The Burmah Oil Company in 1876, and had interest in the East India Trading Company. Great friends of Burrell.