A CHINESE COPPER RED-ENAMELLED BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS POND' JAR Probably Ming Dynasty 或為明 青花紅料蓮池罐 The ovoid body rising to a broad shoulder and gently-tapering neck, painted in copper-red enamels around the centre of the body with a continuous scene depicting geese swimming through the pond weed-strewn waters of a murky pond, with large lotus flowers rising up from the depths, all above a band of petal lappets in underglaze blue, the shoulder decorated with large lotus flowers and peonies issuing from scrolling leafy stems beneath a band of overlapping ruyi heads, the neck with sprays of lingzhi, the base unglazed, 29.5cm high品相报告: Surface wear throughout, notably to the red enamel to the exterior, with some surface scratches around the rim and scattered throughout the jar. The interior with a graze, although this may have occurred during manufacture. The base with with a couple of small nicks to the unglazed portion. The interior with cosmetic manufacturing flaws where the jar has been joined together, but structurally fine.