Chinese Qing Dynasty Period, Qianlong blue and white pine crane deer porcelain long neck porcelain bottle vase. The porcelain potted in bottle shape vase, spherical body, with wide ovoid lower belly, thick, shoulder tapering to straight neck, with long cylindrical stick neck, with close rim, raised on short splayed footing, with slightly concave foot base. All reserved hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white underglaze base color which contrast against the cobalt blue fine color. The exterior adorned with a deer and the crane relax standing on the meadow beside peace Lishui river, below dense tree and flying crane, among flowers blooms, fresh foliage and water plants, all in salubrious garden. The foot base rim decorated with scrolling ruyi and repeating taotie mask on the upper mouth lip. The deer symbolizes immortality and is the companion of Shoulao, the God of Longevity, while the inclusion of peaches and Lingzhi fungus in the decoration is often a further symbolic of longevity. And The graceful crane is a common emblem in paintings. The name guan is used for both storks and cranes and the same symbolism applies to both The crane symbolizes longevity as well as wisdom. It is fabled that when a crane reaches 600 years old it no longer needs to eat. It stands as a homophone for he peace, harmony. An embroidery of a crane formed part of the regalia of the top rank of Imperial officials. Guan sounds the same as guan official and guan hat, first place so can symbolize the wish for promotion to a high official position. A crane is often portrayed with a tortoise longevity or a deer longevity and riches. A characteristic heaped and piled effect, the underglaze grayish-blue concentrates in certain areas, bubbling through the surface of the glaze and turning a deep blue-black. This inadvertently gave texture, energy, and shading to the design. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned. The Under-base bears a reign mark, a six underglaze blue seal script characters reign mark, Made In The Years of Qianlong Reign Period of The Great Qing Dynasty.Height:15.33 in in