A magenta ceramic flower pot with vertical lines widely spaced out on the side. The flat, thin top rim protrudes out. The rim curves to mimic large petals.

Lobed Flowerpot with Bracketed Foliate Rim

Chinese

Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 9 (jiu) inscribed on base before firing; "Jianfu gong Sanyou xuan yong" (Palace of Established Happiness, used in the Veranda of Three Friends) inscription incised on base at a later date

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

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