A blue and white 'flower and bird' vase, Qianlong mark. The vase is decorated in various shades of cobalt blue with a continuous design of crane by pine trees. With six-character seal mark 'Da Qing Qian Long Nian Zhi' on the base. With Japanese wood box. 22.5x10.5cm PROVENANCE: Private collection from a entrepreneur in Kansai, Japan

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