Lot 521. A blue and white 'Peony and Peacock' jar, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period (1522-1566). Height 13 1/2  in., 34.2 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot sold 13,750 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

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

Provenance: Italian Private Collection.
Sotheby's London, 6th November 2013, lot 91.   

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 21 march 2018, 10:00 AM