Lot 625. A red and green-enamelled 'bird and flower' Swatow jar, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 20.8 cm. Estimate 20,000 - 40,000 HKD. © Sotheby's 2024

with a baluster body surmounted by a short lipped rim, the exterior densely painted in iron-red and green enamels with three lobed cartouches enclosing bird-and-flower motifs, interrupted by a dense diapered ground, Japanese wood box.

Literature: Fujio Koyama et al (eds), Sekai Toji Zenshu/Ceramic Art of the World, vol. 14: Ming, Tokyo, 1976, pl. 248

Sotheby's. Chinese Art through the Eye of Sakamoto Gorō: A Selection I, Hong Kong, 29 October 2024