Lot 413. A blue and white 'Fish' jar, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 32.4 cm, 12 3/4  in. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot sold 350,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

painted with a variety of fish swimming in a lotus pond amongst aquatic plants above cresting waves, between a lappet band encircling the foot and a chevron band with moulded bosses below the mouth, the mouth rim decorated with a foliate scroll.

Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong, ca. 1985.