sthe bulbous body supported on a short foot, the exterior freely decorated in dark brownish-black over the white slip with three large floral sprays, the lower body left unglazed and revealing the pale greyish-buff body 

Provenance: Galaxie Company, Hong Kong, prior to 1992.

Note: A closely related jar from the collection of J.T. Tai & Co., included in the exhibition Mostra D'Arte Cinese, Palazzo Ducale, Venezia, 1954, no. 525, was sold in our New York rooms, 22nd March 2011, lot 148.