16/17th century, China

A richly decorated outside featuring four cartouches filled with various birds and florals, under a band of scrolling lotus. The interior with a central roundel in the base showing a bird on a rock in a landscape. The border on the inside along the top edge containing florals and butterflies under a barbed rim.

D 21.5 cm, H 10.5 cm

Slight rim fritting and glaze loss along the top edge. Small manufacturing (glaze) flaws and irregularities. No hairlines and no restoration.