Lot 1107. A very rare blue and white 'fish’ jar, Ming dynasty, mid-15th century; 14 3⁄4 in. (37.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 15,000 – USD 25,000. © Christie's 2022

The jar is decorated in a vibrant cobalt blue with a continuous scene of carp swimming amidst lotus flowers, above a lappet border around the foot and below floral roundels on a diaper ground on the broad shoulders and a quadrilobed diamond pattern on the short neck.

Provenance: Private collection, Europe, by repute.

Note: A very similar jar was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 27-28 April 1993, lot 36.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 25 march 2022