A Rare Chinese White Crackle Glazed Carved and Molded Baluster JarLate Ming-Early Qing DynastyHeavily molded and carved with a rich creamy white crackled glaze, the jar comes up from a splayed foot and rises to its middle section with molded and incised lappets surrounding the base. The curved middle section forms a band around the jar with the bottom of the band being molded and carved with a hex pattern and the top of the band with molded and carved hanging leaves. Above this band and running to the rounded lipped mouth rim is another band that circles the jar. This one is carved and molded with ruyi. The rounded mouth rim leads to the large interior with the creamy glaze accentuated by the mixing of brown and black crackle. The bottom of the foot is unglazed, but the countersunk base is covered with the same creamy white glaze as the exterior of the jar. Height 9 inches. Provenance:Estate of Ms. Louise Moorrees. Her great grand uncle, Mr. Guus Moorrees (having a Chinese name "Guo Ye") had traveled to China during the beginning of the 20th C. Note:Ming/early Qing jars of this form, glaze and decoration are rare; There are several examples of the same creamy glaze and dated to the same period, however. See a creamy glazed vase and a small jar with similar lappet decoration above the foot, Christies New York 11 June 2021, lot 53 (Realized price USD 16,250); a double gourd creamy white crackle vase with incised decoration, Christies New York 10 September 1999 (Realized price USD 13,750); a small creamy white crackle glaze pear vase, Christies London 7 November 2016, lot 54 (Realized price GBP 6,250).C Property from the Collection of Steven J. Harvis