A ROUND CERAMIC BASIN FEATURING A DEEP POWDER-BLUE GLAZED EXTERIOR WITH A FLARED, FLAT RIM. THE INTERIOR AND RIM SURFACE ARE FINISHED IN A CREAM-WHITE BASE WITH AN INTENSE, ALL-OVER CRACKLE GLAZE PATTERN INTERSPERSED WITH MINIMAL DARK IRON SPOTS. THE FLAT RIM IS DECORATED WITH AN UNDERGLAZE BLUE SCROLLING FLORAL LIFT AND VINE REGISTRATION. THE RECESSED INNER WELL FEATURING A DECORATIVE MEDALLION DEPICTING TWO OF THE EIGHT IMMORTALS, INCLUDING LAN CAIHE AND THE FEMALE IMMORTAL HE XIANGU, ADJACENT TO A SMALL GATEWAY OR STRUCTURE AND COMPLEMENTED BY FOLIAGE GRASSES AND OVERHANGING TREE BRANCHES RENDERED IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE. THE UNDERSIDE BASE IS UNGLAZED, EXPOSING THE ROUGH, GRAINED CLAY MATRIX RIM AND CORE BODY. NO CHARACTER MARKS OR INSCRIPTIONS ARE PRESENT.
MEASURES APPROX. 5″ TALL AND 12″ IN RIM DIAMETER