A Chinese blue and white pilgrim bottle

A Chinese blue and white pilgrim bottle, each side decorated with a small bird perched amidst flowers and bamboo, the neck and sides with lotus and prunus, Wanli 1573-1620, the neck reduced, 22.7cm. Cf. J. Carswell, Blue and White Chinese Porcelain around the World, pl.167 for a flask of this form in The British Museum, London.