A rare massive blue and white storage jar

A rare massive blue and white storage jar
Le dynasty, 15th/16th century
Thickly potted and painted in dark cobalt underglaze with decorative bands that include peony flowers in profile on leafy tendrils around the neck and elaborately petaled peonies on leafy stalks around the body set between a leaf scroll meander above and a row of dragon heads and water spray below, the lotus petal lappets on the shoulder enclosing vegetal and geometric diaper patterns while tall jeweled lotus petals rise from the foot, the shoulder also applied with four pierced animal heads in high relief and the outside edge of the foot striped in ferruginous wash, the well-cut foot pad and recessed base showing the buff unglazed fabric.
33 1/4in (84.5cm) high