A purple and blue 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 purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 3 (san) inscribed on base before firing; "Chonghua gong Cuiyun guan yong" (Palace of Double Glory, used in the Lodge of Emerald Clouds) inscription incised on base at a later date

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

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