Lot 326. A blue and white 'lotus and peacock' vase, Ming Dynasty, Jiajing period (1522-1568); 35cm, 13 3/4 in. Estimate 15,000 - 25,000 GBP. Unsold. Photo Sotheby's

the elegant broad shouldered body rising from a spreading recessed base to a short waisted neck, painted around the exterior in rich dark cobalt-blue tones with a broad band of peacocks in flight over leafy scrolling lotus, all between lotus and ruyi bands at the base and shoulder and a crane and ruyi cloud band at the neck

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. London | 07 nov. 2012 www.sothebys.com