Ovoid covered jar with flower sprays and narrative scenes in medallions; Egg-shaped porcelain pot with a ribbed wall; painted in underglaze blue. On the wall a wide; ribbed band with four medallions with scenes in it: two ladies (long lines) playing 'go' on a terrace at a table; two ladies; one with a flower pot; and a boy (fool) in an interior with a qin on a table; two ladies on a terrace; one standing with a fan; the other sitting at a table on which lies a book; one dancing; the other watching while sitting next to a table on which lies a book. On the shoulder a band with flower sprays (prunus; peony). Around the foot a band with flowering plants (peacock lonia; orchid; peony; peach; prunus; beautiful carnation). Marked on the underside with the six-character mark of Emperor Chenghua in a double circle. Glue residue on the bottom. Blue White.; anonymous; China; c. 1680 - c. 1720; Qing-dynasty (1644-1912) / Kangxi-period (1662-1722); porcelain (material); glaze; cobalt (mineral); vitrification; h 21.1 cm d 9.4 cm d 19.8 cm d 12.7 cm