YELLOW-GLAZED PEAR-SHAPED VASE MING DYNASTY carved on the bulbous body with two phoenixes amidst scrolling tendrils and flowers, the neck further with a band of plantain leaves, the base inscribed with a four-character 'Da Ming Nian Zhi' (Made in the year of Great Ming) in underglaze-blue (Dimensions: 19cm high) (Qty: 1) (19cm high) Qty: (1) Footnote: Provenance: Private English collection, acquired from the estate of a recognised author in Massachusetts, America