A blue and white baluster vaseYongzheng mark, late Qing/Republic period
Molded with a raised string band bisecting the wasted neck and a body of inverted pear form rising from a flared foot, painted in cobalt wash and outline with two spotted deer to the left of pine trees, lingzhi fungus, peonies and exotic palms growing amid fantastic rocks, the shallow recessed base bearing the six-character mark in underglaze blue seal script (rim ground down).
14 1/8in (36cm) high