Grand Chinese blue and white vase, 21 1/2"h.Magnificent grand vase elegantly potted, the ovoid body gently rising to a tall cylindrical neck with an flared mouth, painted in bright shades of cobalt-blue with a wide band of lotus blooms arranged in double registers borne on meandering leafy scrolls, all between stylised lappet bands, the neck encircled by stiff upright leaves above a band of longevity signs, painted with a 'classic' scroll and a band of pendent ruyi heads just below the rim, the recessed base inscribed with a six-character seal mark.