This wine ewer of pear shape has a globular body, flaring neck, curved spout and lateral handle. The body is decorated with moulded and applied motifs depicting peony blooms in relief. The piece is fitted with Dutch gilt-metal mounts, including a detachable cover surmounted by a small figure of a rabbit, secured by a chain attached to the handle, and an additional fitting placed on the spout. A stylized dog adorns the grip of the handle.
Similar ewers are recorded in different collections, but all of them have a spray of prunus. A similar example is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, NYC (inv. 79.2.486A) another is illustrated bu W.G. Gulland in Chinese Porcelain, 1929, pl. 784, another is illustrated by Howard and Ayers in China for the West vol. 1, no. 78, p. 105.
Another example is illustrated by John Ayers in Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, 2016, no. 90.
A pair of wine ewers, dated 1640-1660, are illustrated by Marchant in their catalogue Blanc-de-Chine, 2006, p. 103, no. 67.
