Mallow-shaped Flowerpot with Rose-purple Glaze, Jun Ware

In the form of a mallow blossom with six petals, this flowerpot has a trumpet mouth with emphatic rim, large stomach, and a foot ring. Both the interior and the rim of the mouth are glazed light blue, while the exterior is rose purple. The edges of the mouth and foot are covered with a thin brown glaze.
The foot has five draining holes, and the number seven (qi) indicating the size of the flowerpot. The Qing artist also carved on the foot two inscriptions reading “Palace of Established Happiness [Jianfu gong]” and “use among bamboo, stones and rockeries,” which suggests its function and place of use.