A blue and white octagonal jarChongzhenPainted with a saw-tooth band along the rim and a lappet band with lotus flowers in reserve along the shoulder, birds and butterflies flying above lotus and water plants in bloom amid rocks along a water course that encircles the convex walls above a border of inverted stiff leaves, the lustrous glaze stopping unevenly above the flat and unglazed base.11 7/8in (30cm) high注脚A blue and white jar of similar size, shape and decoration was sold in our London, New Bond Street sale, 12 May 2008, lot 291.