Octagonal white porcelain bowl decorated in blue underglaze on the marli with eight medallions of dragons in clouds, while in the center a four-character mark Thiêu Tri niên tao (made for Emperor Thieu Tri) surrounds a larger central circle featuring a dragon in clouds from the front. The edge of the marli is embellished with a frieze of ruyi heads. China for Vietnam, Ca. 1841-1847 D. 19.5 cm (Minor chip to one corner of the heel)