A large blue and white jar, Ming dynasty, Wanli period. Photo Sotheby's

the ovoid body surmounted by a waisted neck with lipped rim, painted with four shaped panels variously enclosing lotus and peony, all reserved on a diaper ground with ruyi heads, the shoulder similarly decorated with fruiting sprays within shaped cartouches, encircled at the neck with a foliate scroll and the foot with a lappet band. Height 17 in., 43cm. Estimation 10,000 — 15,000

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 17 sept. 2013 www.sothebys.com