A rare Kangxi blue-&-white covered jar depicting a full blossoming plum tree standing by a brick wall in bold strokes, a style of early Kangxi, the cobalt blue is grayish and is typical of early Kangxi; the cover is similarly decorated; the mouth rim and the rim of the cover are well cut with sharp ridges that match each other for better closure; the body is made of a very fine and hard clay; when stroked it emits pleasant high pitch sound like metal; all these features are typical for Kangxi period.|||Height: 6 in (15.2 cm) Diameter: 4 1/2 in (11.4 cm)|青花梅花紋蓋罐|