A Blue And White Kendi. Ming Dynasty, Late 15th-Early 16th Century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012

The compressed globular body and the spout are painted with leafy spiralling chrysanthemum scrolls in a dark inky blue below a band of ruyi-heads on the shoulder. The slender neck is decorated with a band of upright leaves below a canted mouth. 4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm.) high - Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

明十五/十六世紀 青花纏枝菊紋軍持

Provenance: The Property of Mrs. Anine Rud; Sotheby's London, 14 November 1972, lot 378.
Eskenazi Ltd., London.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York. 

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part II, 13 September 2012. New York, Rockefeller Plaza