A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN KENDI,Ming dynasty. Lightly ribbed globular body set with bulbous spout and tall cylindrical neck with down-turned rim, painted in underglaze-blue with banana palms and floral sprays - 8 1/2 in. high. Estimate $400-600
PROVENANCE; Estate of Edward D. Freis; acquired at Sotheby Parke Bernet--New York: sale 3885, lot 417.