The shallow rounded sides rising from a flat base and a tapered foot, well painted on the interior in deep cobalt blue with a lotus bouquet of flowers, buds, leaves and a pod tied together with arrow-head and other water plants, encircled on the cavetto with a composite flower scroll of camellia, hibiscus, pomegranate, tree peony, rose, lotus and chrysanthemum, all repeated twice except the pomegranate, all below a band of 'classic' scroll around the mouth, the exterior with a similar composite scroll of flowers  between a band of key-fret at the mouth and 'classic' scroll above the foot, the base left unglazed. 12 3/4" diameter. With wood stand. Provenance: The J. P. Miller Collection, Newport, Rhode Island.