This machine embroidered textured bottle vase depicts a crane in flight over swaying bamboo. The embroidered stitches are painted with cobalt at the biscuit stage to give a rich blue colour and the interior is glazed with a transparent glaze. The tall vase is 21cm tall with a base 13.5cm wide by 9.5cm deep. The aperture is 2cm diameter. The smaller bottle vase is 15.5cm tall with a base 10.5cm wide by 8cm deep and the aperture is 1cm wide.