A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE CYLINDRICAL JAR EDO PERIOD, C.1660-80 The tall cylindrical body painted in underglaze blue with panels enclosing peonies in vases and sprays of chrysanthemum, framed by formal scrolling motifs, the shoulder and neck decorated with bands of lappets and chevrons, 30.5cm. Cf. G Lang, The Wrestling Boys, An exhibition of Chinese and Japanese ceramics from the 16th to the 18th century in the collection at Burghley House, p.19, no.53, for a related jar. Also, see J Ayers, O Impey, JVG Mallet, Porcelain for Palaces, The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650-1750, p.107, no.55, and O Impey, Japanese Export Porcelain, Catalogue of the collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, p.99, no.105, for a square-section jar with comparable decoration.