This pear-shaped vase was a popular export item, with examples found as far afield as Africa and as near as Indonesia. This version has with a copper red design with and a chrysanthemum scroll pattern. This pigment is notoriously difficult to fire and ceramics painted with copper red are rare. Chrysanthemums are associated with the autumn, longevity, and Confucian values of steadfastness.(
Original size: 23.5cms
British Museum, London, UK.. 1961,0216.3