of elegant pear shape, rising from a low tapered foot to a gently flaring rim, brightly enameled with a continuous scene depicting a pair of magpie perched on gnarled boughs of blossoming prunus, amid an array of flowering plants, all emerging from pierced rockwork, a narrow band of pendent leaves encircling the rim

Collection of Theodore C. Weill.
Sotheby's New York, 28th May 1991, lot 243.

In overall good condition, with light surface wear consistent with age and use. With some crazing and wear to the enamels. There are firing imperfections including a glaze gap at the foot and burst glaze bubbles.
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