Lot 24. A blue and white ewer and cover, Ming dynasty, 16th century; 31.5 cm, 12⅜ in. Lot sold: 10,710 EUR (Estimate: 1,000 - 1,500 EUR). © Sotheby's. 

the hexagonal body supported on a high spreading foot painted with a band of 'Fo' dogs amidst auspicious symbols and flowers, the tall waisted neck similarly painted with cranes flying amidst ruyi clouds, applied at the shoulder with a tall loop handle and a long curved spout linked to the neck with a strut, the handle and strut mounted in silver.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the Admiral commander of the French Orient fleet at the beginning of the 20th century, and thence by family descent.

Sotheby's Paris, 18th Décembre 2008, Lot 36.

Sotheby's. Art d'Asie, Paris, 8 December 2021