A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE REVERSE-DECORATED 'HUNDRED CRANE' JAR. Ming Dynasty, six character Wanli mark and of the period. The ovoid body painted with cranes in flight against a ground of dense stylised clouds, with bands of dentils to the shoulder and rim and a continuous floral band to the neck, 39.5cm H. Provenance: Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong, inv no PB128. 明萬曆   青花留白雲鶴紋罐，青花「大明萬曆年製」楷書款 來源：徐展堂中國藝術館藏標。 The decoration on this vase is a feat of artistic and technical virtuosity with the reverse decorated tessellating pattern hand painted across a surface curved across three planes. The crane, the insignia of the first rank on civil rank badges, is also a symbol of longevity. A similar jar in the collection of the Shanghai Museum, may be found in Lu Minghua, Studies of the Shanghai Museum Collections, Ming Dynasty Ceramics, p 57, fig 1-75, and another piece is published in Enlightening Elegance: Imperial Porcelain of the Mid to Late Ming, The Huaihaitang Collection, 2012, cat no 121. *For a full condition report, please contact the department.* *请您联系我们索取品项报告。*