A BLUE AND WHITE ‘BIRDS AND FLOWERS’ JAR, LATE MING DYNASTYChina, 16th - early 17th century. Ofpressed globular from, surmounted by a short waisted neck, painted in underglaze blue, the sides depicting gnarled pine trees, bamboo shoots, and rockwork, with birds perched on branches and in flight above, all below a diaper patterned band with four cartouches enclosing birds on blossoming and leafy branches, the short neck with a scrolling vine border.Provenance: German private collection.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, some surface scratches, and manufacturing flaws including kiln grit to the interior, firing cracks, glaze recesses, pottery lines, and dark spots.Weight: 3,711 gDimensions: Height c. 20 cm, diameter at the widest point c. 27 cmAuction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: London, 2 November 2009, lot 95Price: GBP 4,320 or approx.EUR 6,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A blue and white jar, WanliExpert remark:pare the related form and motif. Note the size (25.4 cm).明末青花花鳥紋罐中國，十六至十七世紀初。唇口，短頸，斜肩，弧臂，淺圈足。頸部卷葉紋，肩部波浪紋間錦地紋，如意形開光内飾花鳥紋。腹部描繪園中百鳥飛翔，竹林，松樹與假山。