Baluster vase, China, 1680. Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, 20.2 x 8.5 cm. RCIN 1057. Royal Collection © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Slender baluster-shaped vase with straight sides, narrow neck, a cut mouth and a spreading foot. Painted with a flowing design of leaves and flowers in blue, with a comb band about the neck.