Lot 937
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A VERY LARGE BLUE AND WHITE VASE, MEIPING
A VERY LARGE BLUE AND WHITE VASE, MEIPING
A VERY LARGE BLUE AND WHITE VASE, MEIPING
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PROPERTY FROM THE SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS, SOLD TO SUPPORT ART ACQUISITIONS AND COLLECTIONS CARE
A VERY LARGE BLUE AND WHITE VASE, MEIPING

WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AROUND THE SHOULDER AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)

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A VERY LARGE BLUE AND WHITE VASE, MEIPING
WANLI SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AROUND THE SHOULDER AND OF THE PERIOD (1573-1619)
The central section of the vase is decorated with scholars and attendants at various pursuits beneath tall trees with rocky cliffs emerging from clouds. The shoulder is decorated with pendent shaped panels enclosing floral sprays between auspicious emblems.
21 ½ in. (54.6 cm.) high
Provenance
George Walter Vincent Smith (1832-1923), Springfield, Massachusetts, acquired prior to 1910.

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Lot Essay


A smaller (51.6 cm. high) Wanli-marked vase with similar decoration of scholars and attendants between decorative borders is illustrated in The Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1991, no. 84, and another meiping of nearly identical size and composition from the collection of Lenora and Walter F. Brown was sold at Christie's New York, 25 September 2020, lot 1561.

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