A small rare Chinese blue and white jarlet, zhou tou guan, Yongzheng (1722-1735), decorated with feathery scrolling floral elements around the body, and traditional classic scrolls around the flange, the base partly glazed, 5cm high Provenance: From the collection of the late J.B. da Silva (1918-2003) and by family descent. Bought at Phillips, for £30, 14th January 1976, lot 59. No receipt but itemised in collection notes. Compare with a very similar jarlet, with same feathery elements, from the Henry J Oppenheim collection at the British Museum, accession number 1947, 0712.201 and illustrated in, Soame Jenyns, Later Chinese Porcelain, 1951, plate IX, Fig.1c. Compare with a Ming Dynasty example of such a jarlet at the National Museum of China, see zhongguo guojia bowuguan guancan wenwu yanjiu congshu 《中国国家博物馆馆藏文物研究丛书·瓷器卷·明代》, 2007, pp41 清雍正 仿宣德青花轴头罐 拍品来源：前英国外务部官员J.B. da Silva (1918-2003) 私人收藏，其于1976年1月14日以30英镑的价格购自英国富艺斯 Condition Report: Wear to the surface commensurate to age, the glaze on the upper half of the jarlet with kiln dust, the rim with a minute glaze chip of 3mm and several short glaze cracks Condition Report Disclaimer