A FINE CHINESE MING-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE,Qianlong six-character underglazed blue seal mark and probably of the period. The tapering cylindrical body lightly molded and painted in 15th century style with ten vertical panels of alternating flower stems within horizontal borders with scrolling foliage encircling the slightly waisted foot, and below the shoulders, below petal lappets, the neck with three peony stems. For a similar vase see Christie's London, King Street, 13 May 2008, Sale 7581, Lot 202 For another Qianlong-marked vase of the same pattern and size see Xu Huping, "Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty," Shanghai, 2003, p. 239 - 12 in. high. Estimate $30,000-50,000
