A Chinese blue and white meiping, Ming Dynasty, 15th century, with short flaring neck, painted with a gentleman and an attendant watching a crane in flight in a fenced garden of pine and rockwork, the shoulder with scattered precious objects, complete with original Christies sale catalogue, height 33cm, width 14cm. (2)Ex lot 606 Christies South Kensington, 25th November 1999.neck restored, chip to foot, firing faults.