China, Jin/Yuan dynasty style, with well-rounded sides and slightly inward mouth rim; the holder, six-petaled floral form with a circular opening in the center, splashed purple glaze, both with bisque brown foot rings, bowl ht. 1 1/2, dia. 2 3/4, holder dia. 4 1/4 in.

Provenance: Purchased in the UK in the 1950s by the present owner's mother who immigrated to the US in the 1960s; inherited by the present owner in the 1990s.