Sturdily potted with shallow rounded sides rising from a short, tapered foot to a wide everted bracket-lobed rim, the interior centred is decorated with flowering lotus rising from the waters of a pond, the plants rendered bearing large pads and curling leaves, the cavetto decorated with 8 large white peonies scroll, all within a band of meandering flora scroll bordering the rim.
Chinese porcelains were expensive and difficult to produce — were often used as diplomatic gifts by the imperial court. They entered Indian Ocean trade networks by the fifteenth century and rapidly became sought-after treasures. Chinese designs and symbols became sought-out particularly during the reign of Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan, which spans from 1556 to 1666. There are several literacy references to the import of China pottery which shows that the pottery was highly prized in India. During the Mughal period Babur writes in his Memoirs, "that he took Chinese cup along with him on an excursion. In A.D. 1519 Darwish-i-Muhammad Sarban presented Babur with a seven colored cup".
According to Ain-i-Akbari, "Akbar used to have his meals in porcelains of China”.  The Mughal emperor Jahangir was known to have had a marble chini-khana set up in the Agra fort. Many pieces in his collection were Ming porcelain; they were already a century old when he obtained them and had them inscribed with his name. This tradition was continued by the Mughals. 
Shah Jahan continued collecting and inscribing these Chinese porcelain dishes, as would his successor Aurangzeb. With the insignia of many owners on them, porcelains became objects not only of prestige and beauty but also symbols of inheritance and lineage.