Lot 839. A blue and white jar, Late Ming Dynasty, 17th century. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The jar is decorated in inky shades of blue with shaped panels of chrysanthemums and butterflies amidst rocks reserved on a dense ground of wan pattern. The shoulder is decorated with further wan pattern and set with four lion-mask-form loop handles. 10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) high

Provenance: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1919 (Rogers Fund).