A BLUE AND WHITE 'DEER' VASE QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

the slightly tapering square body with canted corners rising from a short spreading foot to short straight neck with everted round rim, painted in rich cobalt-blue tones to each side with a quatrefoil panel enclosing deer in a rocky landscape, all reserved on a diaper ground with small leaf and fan-shaped floral panels, the neck and foot similarly decorated with landscape and bajixiang panels

This vase is in good condition, but there is a minor glaze inconsistency at the base to one side. There are also minor burst bubbles, iron spots and scratches to the glaze. The base is slightly uneven, so it does not stand totally true.
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