Punch bowl

The bowl is complete; some breaks have been repaired with glue. It is circular in shape. The wall is flared at the top, the rim is straight and the top is plain and domed. The wall curves at the base towards the sock, which is flat. The bowl rests on a ring-shaped foot, with a beveled inner surface. The bottom is recessed and flat. There are three pernette marks arranged in a triangle on the inner wall. The inner base shows a number of linear marks ; The decoration is hand-painted in cobalt blue, underglaze. It is of the Chinese house type. The decoration under the inner rim is a ribbon decorated with a double latticework topped with a cross. It is underlined by a fillet under which there is a row of semi-circular lines whose junction points are adorned with three pearls. The background is decorated with a terrace outlined with superimposed lines, supporting a central rock with grassy areas, flanked by sections of fence. The main motif on the outer wall is an undulating terrace featuring an Oriental-style house topped by a tower. This is a three-quarter view of the house, with its gable wall and side wall. The gable wall has a door, as does the side wall. The roof is double-pitched, with a pillar at each end. It is topped by a vertical tower covered by a flattened triangular roof; the center is topped by an oval. This house is adjoined by a fence, made of two distinct parts. The main panel is decorated with a latticework with a central cross. The ends of the fence are identical: two downward-sloping sections made of a sloping top beam and vertical planks. Various grasses and trees rise behind and beyond the fence sections, including a willow tree on the right. Stylized birds twirl in the sky. The terrace is underlined by a row of five triangles made of superimposed lines pointing downwards. The secondary decoration is a terrace underlined by a triangle, supporting a central rock with grass, flanked by sections of fence.