of cylindrical form the tapering body rising to a slightly waisted neck with everted rim, finely painted in washes of cobalt blue with a fan-shaped panel of a bird perch on flowering branches, together with a leaf-shaped panel depicting two musicians in a fenced rock garden, all surrounded with lingzhi sprays and scholar's rocks, with an inscription dating it to the summer of Kuiwei year (1643), signed Songshiju

This vase is in good condition with the exception of a small bruise to the foot (approx. 0.5 x 1 cm). There are slight scratches to the glaze, and minor kiln imperfections including iron spots and burst bubbles.
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