The bowl is decorated to the exterior with eight seal-script shou-characters above a band of lotus flowers resting on leafy tendrils. The interior is decorated to the centre with a large lotus flower-head. The base has an apocryphal Chenghua mark.

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6¹⁄₄ in. (16 cm.) diam., hongmu stand

Collection of A.C.Beeling, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, circa 1960.

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The combination of lotus and shou characters seen on the present bowl represents a wish for longevity. The lotus symbolises Buddhism and its associated qualities, such as purity and harmony. The idea of a beautiful lotus emerging from a muddy pond alludes to purity and perfection and serves as an example to Buddhists, who strive to live a life of integrity in an ordinary world.