Description:

East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 18th century CE. A lovely porcelain vase with blue and white glazing, a slender, elegant profile that exhibits a reverse pear-shaped body with a gracefully rounded shoulders, a narrow, conical neck, and a flared, annular rim, all sitting upon a concave circular base. The body and shoulder are painted with a bird perched in a spindly tree beside some stones. A ring of blue encircles the foot and rim lip of the piece and a blue ring-shaped marking is near the shoulder on the opposite side of the bird. Inspired by the female form, this vase is known as a "meiping," or "prunus vase," which is a stoneware vessel first used to store wine. During the Song dynasty, vessels of this form became popular to use for displaying branches of plum blossoms, hence the name "prunus vase." Size: 3.2" Diameter x 7" H (8.1 cm x 17.8 cm)

Provenance: private Virginia, USA collection; ex-Sotheby Parke Bernet, Hong Kong, November 30, 1980, part of lot 839

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#166648

  • Condition: Intact and choice. Small area of mineral deposit inside on the interior shoulder. Minor surface imperfections from firing on base. Comes in custom padded wooden box.

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