The bulbous body decorated with a continuous scene of two Luohan seated next to a censer on a rocky base amongst plants and plantain, all below a scrolling floral band. The foot is decorated with a further floral band. The domed cover is similarly decorated with a pierced finial. The silver mounts to the rim of the cover and to the foot, the hinge is modelled as a ram's horns.
Catalogue notes: a Transitional-period blue and white mustard pot with a figural decoration from the Joseph M. Morpugo Collection was sold at Sotheby's London, 2 May 2017, lot 2.