The vase is delicately potted with a pear-shaped body rising to a slender tapering neck and is covered overall with a pale blue glaze.

Provenance: Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937) Collection, Chicago, 1924.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned as the Collection of Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870-1920) in 1924.  

Christie's. Chinese Art from The Art Institute of Chicago, New York, 12 September 2019