A rare pair of yellow cups. Marks and period of Jiajing. Photo Sotheby's each of deep shape, with widely flaring rim and supported on a low foot, covered overall with a deep yellow glaze including the base, inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character...

A blue and white 'phoenix' jar. Mark and period of Jiajing of compressed globular form, painted around the sides in soft washes of cobalt-blue with four barbed panels each enclosing a phoenix swooping amongst cloud swirls, separated by further phoenix...

A rare blue and white 'dragon' jar and cover. Mark and period of Jiajing of sturdily potted shouldered form with rounded sides tapering towards the wide base and surmounted by a short neck, boldly painted in vivid tones of soft cobalt-blue with a pair...