Fahua glazed ceramic Relief and polychrome decoration in turquoise, white and ochre Depicting the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove on a landscape with rocks, pine trees and cloud scrolls Shoulder decorated with the eight Taoist symbols on a ruyi frieze and neck with vaporous clouds Decorated near the base with a large petal lappet band enclosing inverted lotus buds Domed cover with two peonies sprays and insects Ming Dynasty, late 15th, early 16th century Jingdezhen region (cover restored; losses to the glazing) Height: 42 cm Literature: Anthony du Boulay, Christie's Pictorical History of Chinese Ceramics, pp.174-177.