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# Blue and White Bottle Vase with Peony Scrolls and Waves, Ming Dynasty

Blue and white porcelain bottle vase with a tall flared neck and globular body, painted with peony scrolls, plantain leaves and wave bands, Ming dynasty.

**Period:** [Ming Dynasty](https://realrareantiques.com/ming-dynasty/)
**Category:** [Ming Dynasty Porcelain](https://realrareantiques.com/product-category/antique-chinese-porcelain/ming-dynasty-porcelain/)
**Dimensions:** Height 34.5 cm · Diameter 22 cm
**Reference:** RRA-0112
**Availability:** Available

## Description

A [blue and white](https://realrareantiques.com/chinese-blue-and-white-porcelain/) porcelain bottle vase with a globular body, a tall neck flaring to the mouth, and a raised ring where the neck meets the shoulder. Below the rim, the neck is painted with a band of waves above tall upright plantain leaves, and the ring carries a narrow band of scrolls. On the shoulder, a band of flowering scrolls sits above a border of pendant cloud collars dotted in white. The body is painted with large peony blossoms on leafy scrolling stems, above a wave band near the foot. The blue is deep and even, with darker touches in the leaves.

The glaze has a fine crackle. The base is glazed within a broad unglazed foot ring, with scattered iron specks. The vase is attributed to the [middle Ming](https://realrareantiques.com/middle-ming-dynasty/).

**Learn more:** [The Ming Dynasty](https://realrareantiques.com/ming-dynasty/)

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