Lot 44. A Wucai 'boys' jar and a ''Phoenix' dish, Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century. Height of jar 4 1/4 in., 10.8 cm. Diameter of dish 6 1/2 in., 16.4 cm. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD. Lot sold 11,875 USD. Photo Sotheby's

the jar painted around the body with boys engaged in a variety of pursuits, and the dish painted to the interior with a pair of phoenix circling among clouds (2). 

Property from the Estate of William and Jennifer Shaw

Provenance: Jar: Christie's Swire Hong Kong, 20th March 1990, lot 543.