in the form of a lotus blossom, with petals curling to form the bowl, the hollow green stem as the spout, the stem inscribed with a date Da Qing Guangxu sanshisi nian Anhui Taihu fujin jiuzao jinian bei, (memorial cup for the autumn manuevers near lake Tai in Anhui in the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu), with carved wood leaf-shaped stand.