A very large Lowestoft jug

Of globular form with a cylindrical neck, scrolled handle and plain beak spout, the shoulder and neck moulded with flowers and a formal band of heart shape leaves, finely painted in blue with a Chinese island landscape, the larger islands with elaborate pagodas, with a large figure carrying a parasol, beneath a scroll and flower  border below the rim.  painter’s numeral 2 inside footrim

c.1763-65

Ht. 10.5 inches

indistinct painter’s numeral inside footrim