I bought this vase in China about the year 1985 when on a business trip for Apple Computer. It was bought in a government-owned tourist shop, possibly in Beijing. Cost about $100 and purhased with money that my mother-in-law, Mary Alice Martin, had given to me to buy her something. (I took a long time in selecting the item). Jill inherited the vase when Mary Alice passed away. Lennart Holmquist.