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A square-shaped ceramic vessel with tall, straight walls. The top lip is flat and the feet are very small. It is colored purple on the outside and bright blue on the inside.

Rectangular Flowerpot with Four Small Feet

Chinese

Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing; "Yangxin dian Dongnuan ge louxia yong" (Hall of Mental Cultivation, used in the East Heated Chamber, main floor) inscription incised on base at a later date

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Vessels