A blue and white jar. Jiajing mark and period. Photo: Sotheby's.

the baluster body surmounted by a short straight neck, painted at the shoulders with the bagua (Eight Trigrams) within double circles, each supported on and separated by stylised ruyi clouds, all amidst flying cranes and further ruyi clouds, the neck with stylised scrolls and the foot with a band of cash coins, inscribed to the base with a six-character Jiajing mark within a double circle/ 13.7cm., 5 3/8 in. eSTIMATION 10,000-15,000 GBP; Lot 101 vendu: 12,500 GBP