A rare Chinese qingbai vase, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), yuhuchunping, the pear-shaped body rising to a slender neck and flared rim, applied in relief with decoration forming the outlines of four ruyi heads, each head enclosing a character and forming the phrase shou bi nan shan, fu ru dong hai ('a wish for longevity as enduring as the mountains and fortune as vast as the sea'), 28.2cm high Porvenance: the current owner purchased the vase in the early 1990s See a vase of closely related form and with the same inscription, excavated in 1963 from Wotuo Chi's tomb near the Longtan lake and now in the Capital Museum, Beijing, published in Selections from the Capital Museum Collection. Beijing, 1991, cat. no. 72; a qingbai vase with similar decoration was sold at Sotheby's NY, 17 March 2015, Lot 102 元 青白釉福山寿海如意纹玉壶春瓶 拍品来源：现主人于上世纪九十年代早期所购