A large Korean blue and white storage jar, mid to late Joseon dynasty with swelling shoulders balanced on a tapering lower body supporting a long neck, painted with underglaze blue with animals including deer, a tortoise, and cranes amongst pine trees and bamboos, between a band of yo'i-heads and decorative patterns, 45 cm high. Provenance: Private collection of Lockwood de Forest, founder of Tiffany & Co. and thence by direct descent