Chinese Ming style vase w/ cranes & phoenixes

Chinese Ming style blue and white paneled vase, having a short straight neck with geometric embellishments above a Xuande mark at the shoulder, the sides decorated with pairs of cranes, phoenix, and qilin surrounded by auspicious cloud forms, perhaps predicting a happy marriage, the whole tapering to a lappet band, 16.5"h x 10.75"w.
Provenance: From the Private Collection of a distinguished Southern gentleman.