A blue and white 'Lotus pond' jar. Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period. Photo: Sotheby's.

the baluster body resting on a stepped foot and surmounted by a short neck with lipped rim, painted in bright cobalt-blue tones with ducks swimming in a lotus pond with aquatic plants and algae, all below pendent ruyi lappets, the neck encircled with a foliate scroll within double line borders; 32cm., 12 5/8 in. Lot 95. Estimation 7,000-9,000 GBP. Unsold

PROVENANCE: A Californian Private Collection

 Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. Londres | 16 mai 2012. www.sothebys.com