A large Chinese Wucai-enamelled baluster jar, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Jiajing mark and of the period (1522-1566), the body boldly decorated in separated sections, with a floriate border to the neck, followed by a band of lattice work with floral cartouches to the shoulder, together with the Jiajing mark, and a lively description of scholars, animals and performers at court across the body, bordered to the top and bottom with a lappet of ruyi design, with a number of colourful qilins chasing flowers to the foot of the jar, 44.5 cm high, 52 cm high with stand