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This celadon flower-shaped cup stand is almost intact, except for the slightly broken lip end. The outward-spreading foot is carved to form a fourteen-petal flower shape, connecting to the wide flange. The vertical lines engraved between the foot and the flange bottom at regular intervals form petal shapes when viewed from the side. The wide flange is carved to form a round, fourteen-petal flower shape. The janjwa, the base on which the cup rests, is higher than the stand lip, decorated with embossed lotus petals at its side. The lotus petals are round and pointed at the ends; all the ends point to downside. The petals are three-layered; its veins are embossed as crease lines in detail. The vertical embossed lines between the lotus flowers divide the zones. On the center of the upper janjwa, three chrysanthemum flowers are white-inlaid as a simple pattern. On the upper flange, vertically engraved lines express the boundary between the petals, each of them is adorned with two chrysanthemum flowers consisting of a flower, bud, stem, and leaves. The flowers are white-inlaid; the stems and leaves are black-inlaid. The support part of the stand is decorated with dense vine patterns, which were made by a comb-like tool to carve several lines at once. The external foot of the stand is also decorated with a chrysanthemum flower consisting of a flower, bud, stem, and leaves; the flower is white-inlaid and the stems and leaves are black-inlaid. The gray clay, though containing tiny pores, is relatively even and dense. The greenish blue glaze evenly covers the inside and outside of the plate, with slight murkiness. The foot ground plane is rough because the clay and the glaze do not completely adhere. The trapezoidal foot is remarkably high and hollow inside. The boundary between the foot and the flange shows three trails of firing supported with silica stone.