LARGE BLUE AND WHITE LOBED VASE, GU JIAJING MARK BUT LATER 嘉靖款 青花瑞獸紋八瓣觚式大瓶 of generous proportions, rising from a slightly everted high foot to a bulbed body, elongated neck and dish-like mouth and foliated rim, the lower section painted on each panel with qilin and other mythical beasts, similarly decorated to the bulbous centre, neck with pierced scholar rocks issuing with floral and foliage, the base unglazed(67.8cm high)Provenance: Private European collection