Blue and White Square Section Jar

Ming Jiajing (1522-1566)

Porcelain, underglaze cobalt blue.

Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China.

H:12cm x W:8cm

Square section jar in underglaze blue to each side with a sage and an attendant in a wooded landscape beneath a scrolling peony border to shoulder, underglaze blue six-character mark within a double square to base.