A Ming blue and white 'Lotus' jar, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century. Photo Sotheby's
the high shouldered body painted around the center with scrolling lotus blossoms growing on undulating stems issuing curled leaves between double-line borders, below a border of interlocking scrolls and flower-heads at the shoulder, all above a band of upright lotus panels at the foot. Height 5 1/4 in., 13.3 cm. Estimation 3,000 — 5,000. Lot vendu: 80,500 USD
PROVENANCE: Christie's Hong Kong, 8th October 1990, lot 426.
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM AND JENNIFER SHAW
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 11 sept. 2012 www.sothebys.com