A Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jar The rounded sides rising from a wide flat base, painted around the exterior in tones of cobalt-blue with a continuous scene depicting various deer and a gnarled pine tree amidst rockwork, one crane in flight, a further crane sitting on a rock, the sun shining from behind swirling clouds, the base glazed. Period: Kangxi (1662‑1722). Height: 17.5 cm.