A fine Chinese blue and white vase, Ming dynasty, Chongzhen period (1628-1643), well painted in vivid blue with a scene from the Ming opera Hong Fu Ji, the General Li Jing with his horse meeting a fisherman to cross the river in his boat, all beneath a willow tree, the reverse painted with a waterfall, the shoulder with incised band, floral border, 16cm highProvenance:The property of a GentlemanBy repute purchased by the current owner at Spink & Sons, circa 1989-1990明崇禎 青花杖策渡江圖蓮子罐拍品來源：英國私人紳士收藏，購自英國著名古董商Spink & Sons

two firing blemishes to body of vase with iron brown spots and slight blister to the glaze minor shallow chip to unglazed foot rim