Lot 164. A blue and white 'boys' jar, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566);  12cm., 4 3/4 in. Estimate 20,000-30,000 GBP. Lot Sold: 32,450 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

of ovoid form surmounted by a short neck, painted in bright cobalt-blue shades with a frieze of sixteen children engaged in various games in a fenced garden, all above a lappet band, the shoulder collared with pendant ruyi heads above a double line border, encircled at the neck with a keyfret band, the base with a six-character Jiajing mark within a double circle.

Provenance: S. Marchant and Son, London, 2004.

Exhibited: S. Marchant and Son, Ming Blue and White, Jiajing-Chongzhen Including Dated Examples, November 2004, Cat., no.4.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 09 Nov 2011