The well potted ovoid body elegantly resting on a short flared footring and rising to a slender 'bamboo' neck with a cupped mouth, the broad shoulder mounted with a curved upright spout, the body finely carved with two lotus blooms borne on an undulating stem bearing slender curling leaves, covered overall with a pale ivory glaze, the mouth rim and footring mounted with gilt-metal band, the base of the foot partially glazed reveal the dense white body, 10.8 inch high. Provenance: Ex-collection of Edith and Joel Frankel, New York, From a private Northern California estate by descent.