Bottle bucket

The bucket is complete; it shows cracks consolidated with glue and the top of its rim has been trimmed in places. The bucket is cylindrical with a straight wall; the rim has a bulging ring and a domed top. The base is straight. The base is uneven and free of glaze. The bottom is slightly recessed and flat. The bucket has two horizontal handles under the rim; they are oval-shaped and slope downwards. The eastern rim has been trimmed and features a small, rounded cavity in the center of the trims; they are arranged in a cross, one of which holds a pewter or lead tenon ; The decoration is molded and hand-painted in blue underglaze. The decoration is molded and hand-painted in blue underglaze. The molded decoration is visible on the outer wall, on the outer rim and on the handles. The rim features a domed ring. On the outer wall, it consists of wavy vertical ribs. The handles have been molded separately; their surface is decorated with undulations. Painted decoration is visible on the rim, wall and handles. The ring is covered with a blue painted band. The top, center and base of the wall are decorated. The top is decorated with a ribbon of mantling of two different types, repeated alternately. One tongue is oval and has a wavy outline; it has a blue background and the decoration, in reserve, consists of a Ruyi head and a fan-shaped leaf. The other is smaller and features a leaf in reserve. At mid-height, the wall is decorated with a chain made of two types of links: an oval with a blue background, decorated with a cross in reserve, and a solid rhombus. The base of the wall is decorated in the same way as the top. The surface of the handles is surrounded by an oval divided into sections, each decorated with a wavy line.