H:29.4cmA Large Blue and White Lotus Jar, guan, mid Ming dynastythe heavily potted jar of compressed baluster form, with a central band of scrolling lotus, elegantly painted in greyish tones in the characteristic style of the period, with dark lines enclosing areas of paler wash , above geometric lappet borders rising from the foot, the wide shoulder with a broad collar of ruyi heads enclosing lotus flowers, beneath an Ottoman or Persian white metal collar covering the neck.A large Ming Blue and White Jar, dated late 15th/16th century, with a similar unusual lappet band at the foot, and with a comparable cloud collar border around the shoulder, was sold at Christies New York as lot 1628, 22 March 2019Condition: Fair condition, 6cm crack across shoulder from mount on neck. (Cannot evaluate how much of neck is left)Glaze crack most of the way around the lappet border on lower body. There is a line of brown adhesive inside the vase,at the angle of the sides and base, covering half the circumference.品相报告: A large Ming Blue and White Jar, dated late 15th/16th century, with a similar unusual lappet band at the foot, and with a comparable cloud collar border around the shoulder, was sold at Christies New York as lot 1628, 22 March 2019132. Ming jar. Fair condition, 6cm crack across shoulder from mount on neck. (Cannot evaluate how much of neck is left)Glaze crack most of the way around the lappet border on lower body. There is a line of brown adhesive inside the vase,at the angle of the sides and base, covering half the circumference.