the bulbous body cast in relief with scrolling foliage and lotus blooms, raised on three mask-headed cabriole legs and pad feet, the shoulder and greek-key rim applied with a pair of ferocious pierced chilong handles, the domed cover pierced with a band of scrolling foliage, surmounted by a snarling dog-of-fo, his left paw resting on a pierced foliate ball, some minor loss, 57cm high; and a fitted hardwood stand, of lingzhi form, centred by a carved finial, with three circular depressions, on three lotus-headed scroll feet, 15,5cm high, 30cm wide