The porcelain vase is decorated in five colors on a white ground with a
design showing a peacock, a phoenix and smaller birds among rocks, foliage
and blossoms. It is a characteristic and fine production of the late Ming
Period (1368-1644). Altogether admirable is the way in which the design,
drawn with great freedom and boldness, is adapted to the shape of the
vase. The colors are skillfully harmonized; the beautiful blue should be
particularly noted.
[Chinese Porcelain of the XVII and XVIII Centuries]