The next design we encounter is a series of ten floral lappets with tassels in between each lappet. Just above the main body there are four strap handles – presumably used for hanging the jar from a beam. A double blue ring then flares follows this into the main body of the jar. The design on the body is divided into three reserves – each separated by a trumpet shaped geometric design. In the first reserve we find a crab surrounded by floral sprays. The second reserve has a design of two standing birds – one with its head down and looking back at the taller bird – here, again, the birds are surrounded by floral sprays. The final reserve has a design of a running bird that resembles a roadrunner bird – again surrounded by floral sprays.

The group of three reserves and their separators then end in another double ring that encircles the slightly flared base of the jar. The base has a design of stylized flowers. The bottom or the jar is more lightly glazed and there is a firing crack that extends about one third around the bottom – it is stable and does not come through to the interior.

The condition of the jar is excellent for a piece that is 400-600 years old. There are two stable hairlines in the glaze that have not spread- nor do they come through to the interior. Based on examples in books on Vietnamese ceramics, we believe this beautiful jar dates from somewhere between the 1450s and the early 1600s. It is one of the finest examples of early Vietnamese pottery we have seen in years.