Of circular form, the deep rounded sides supported on a short foot to an everted rim, decorated in shades of underglaze blue with circular panels above a band of ruyi heads and below a scroll pattern border to the rim, each panel containing a Buddhistic lion, all reserved against a reticulated ’devil’s work’ ground, the underside of the rim and the base unglazed. Period: Chongzhen (1628-1644). Diameter: 9 cm.