Xuande Period Blue-and-White Jar with Double Phoenixes

This is a Xuande-period blue-and-white jar decorated with a pair of phoenixes. It has a full, rounded body, broad shoulders, and an outward-flaring rim, with blue-and-white decoration throughout. A band of scrolling foliage and text motifs encircles the shoulder, while panels on the body depict paired phoenixes among scrolling floral foliage. Contrasting shades of blue define the finely rendered feathers and foliage, arranged in a richly detailed yet orderly composition. (Height 30.5 × 34 cm)