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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. The inside is blue.

Lobed Flowerpot with Foliate Rim

Chinese

Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing; "Yangxin dian Changchun shuwu yong" (Hall of Mental Cultivation, used in the Studio of Everlasting Spring) inscription incised on base at a later date

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Vessels