Lot 830. A small blue and white lobed jar, Ming Dynasty, 16th-early 17th century. Estimate USD 1,000 - USD 1,500. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The lobed body is decorated in inky shades of underglaze blue with alternating panels depicting floral sprigs and a figure seated in a garden. 4 ¼ in. (10.9 cm.) high

Provenance: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1922 (Rogers Fund).

Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza