Finely potted rising from a high rectangular footrim supporting an aubergine shaped body flanked with a curved spout and a handle, topped with a seated shi-shi dog lid, covered all over in a lustrous light blue glaze, the footrim is unglazed exposing the burnt reddish brown coloured body. The ewer is decorated on each side with moulded designs depicting a flying phoenix and a blossoming lotus flower, both within a diamond foliate panel.
• A Qingbai ewer with a moulded design was sold in Sothebys, New York, 2018.
