An rare Blue and White Vase (yaolingping) Mark and Period of Yongzheng

the cylindrical body rising from a short foot, sloping at the shoulders to a tall neck, delicately painted in strong tones of cobalt-blue, with dense scrolling foliage, the curving stems sprouting feathery serrated leaves, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze-blue

This vase is in very good condition overall. The mouth of the vessel has a 1in. restored chip. The neck is upright but has a very subtle lean. There is one small area of glaze pull near the foot 1/16 inch diameter. The glaze near the foot is a bit bubbly. The blue in the catalogue image is slightly darker than on the vase itself.
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This underglaze decoration is indicative of the innovative advances in the Yongzheng reign, as the motif premiered during this period. Compare a similarly decorated meiping illustrated in Duncan Macintosh, Chinese Blue and White Porcelain, 1994, pl. 87.