A transitional blue and white vaselate Ming or early Qing dynasty of baluster shape, the body decorated with flowering branches of prunus and peony, fruiting branches and foliage between a floral band to, the shoulder and geometric shapes around, the foot, the neck of the jar decorated with crenulated border. Provenance: Salvaged from, the a Chinese Junk by the present owner's brother Michael Hatcher in 1983 and given as a gift