The pear-shaped body tapering up to a narrow neck and a flared rim, set on one side with a curved spout joined to the neck by a cloud-shaped strut, opposite the arched strap handle, finely painted with two circular roundels each enclosing an Arabic inscription within a diamond shaped panel, all reserved on a stylized floral scroll ground, the neck decorated with upright plantain leaves, and the foot skirted with a band of lappet petals, base with a six-character Cheng-Te mark, old repair to handle, 10.6 inch. Provenance: From a private Virginia estate