Lot 236. A small blue and white jar, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566); height 5 3/4 in., 12.3 cm. Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 USD. Lot sold 12,500 USD. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2010

of square baluster shape, decorated on all four sides with a pair of confronting shishi lions at play with a tied ribbon.

Lot 237. A blue and white dish, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566); diameter 7 in., 17.7 cm. Estimate  15,000 - 20,000 USD. Lot sold 47,500 USD. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2010

the interior painted with a central medallion enclosing a phoenix and crane in flight amidst scrolling lotus, the reverse similarly decorated with a frieze of alternating cranes and phoenix amidst lotus scrolls, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark.

Exhibition: Oosterse Schatten: 4000 Jaar Aziatische Kunst, Riijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 3rd July - 10th October 1954, no. 254 (according to label).

Sotheby's. Fine Ceramics and works of Art. 15 Sept 2010. New York