A BLUE AND WHITE 'LADIES' GINGER JAR Kangxi Elegantly potted with an ovoid shape, painted to the exterior with a continuous scene depicting two groups of figures, one group led by a gentleman, accompanied by attendants variously engaged in carrying a parasol, guiding a horse and holding a bundle, in greeting to the other group led by a lady holding a young boy in her arms and followed by three female attendants amid scrolling clouds, with a wood cover. 21.5cm (8 1/2) high. (2). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 清康熙 青花人物故事圖罐 Provenance: acquired from Sir John Plumb (1911-2001), Cambridge, in 2002 (label and collector's notes) 來源：獲得于John Plumb爵士(1911-2001)，英國劍橋，2002年（標簽和藏家筆記） Sir John Harold Plumb (1911-2001) was one of Britain's most distinguished historians, renowned for his pioneering studies of eighteenth-century England. A Fellow and later Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, he was knighted in 1967 for services to history. Plumb's scholarship transformed the understanding of Georgian Britain by emphasising social life, taste, and patronage alongside political history. See a blue and white 'ladies and boys' ginger jar of similar size and shape, Kangxi, which was sold at Christie's London, 14 July 2006, lot 304. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing