A Large White Porcelain Jar. Joseon dynasty (18th century). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012

Round, resting on a high cylindrical foot rim matching the upright cylindrical neck, the well-proportioned body decorated with a shiny transparent glaze; 12¾in. (32.5cm.) high - Estimate $30,000 - $40,000

Notes: For another moon jar, see Kumja Paik Kim, The Art of Korea: Highlights from the Collection of San Francisco's Asian Art Museum, pl. 31. The catalogue entry remarks that the white color of the jar is associated with Confucian ideals of purity, modesty and morality and the shape with the moon, representative of feminine qualities of softness and fecundity.

Christie's. Japanese & Korean Art, 11 September 2012. New York, Rockefeller Plaza www.christies.com