A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE OVIFORM JAR Late Ming Dynasty The rounded body rising from a flaring foot, decorated with four panels of gentlemen and scholars in riverside gardens and mountainous landscapes on a ground of scrolling flowers and foliage and smaller landscape panels, the foot with scattered blossoms and waves. 35cm (13 3/4in) high. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 明晚期 青花開光山水人物圖大罐 The designs on the present lot are possibly taken from woodblock prints of popular stories that proliferated in the late Ming period and reflect an era of social change and economic prosperity. See a similar blue and white jar and cover, late Ming dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 15 June 2020, lot 9. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com