Lot 3067
3067
A BLUE AND WHITE ‘FRUIT AND FLOWER’ VASE, MEIPING
A BLUE AND WHITE ‘FRUIT AND FLOWER’ VASE, MEIPING
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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘FRUIT AND FLOWER’ VASE, MEIPING

QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘FRUIT AND FLOWER’ VASE, MEIPING
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vase is sturdily potted with a broad shoulder and waisted neck, the exterior painted in deep shades of blue with simulated 'heaping and piling', with six fruit and flower-sprays arranged in two registers, comprising lychee, peach, pomegranate, peony, prunus and lotus, above a band of upright plantain leaves at the foot.
13 in. (33 cm.) high, box
Provenance
Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 5 November 1997, lot 1461

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Lot Essay

The inspiration for this shape and pattern originates from examples produced during the early Ming period, such as the 15th century example in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Blue and White Ware of the Ming Dynasty, Book II (part 1), Hong Kong, 1963, pl. 1.
A number of these tall, high shouldered vases are published, including a pair sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2011, lot 2942; another from the Shorenstein Collection, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 December 2010, lot 2970; and one formerly from the Edward T. Chow Collection, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 19 May 1981, lot 546.

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