Lot Essay
The present vase is nearly identical to lot 3140 except for the treatment of the foot. For a discussion on this rare type of carved qingbai meiping, refer to the footnote of lot 3140.
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SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)
Details
A QINGBAI TIXI-STYLE CARVED MEIPING
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)
The vase is well potted with a long slender body rising from the countersunk base to rounded shoulders, surmounted by a ribbed neck tapering to a lipped rim. It is crisply carved on the exterior with a broad band of scrolling tendrils between double borders, all under a translucent glaze of pale aquamarine tone pooling in the recesses, ending in an irregular line above the foot exposing the white biscuit body.
10 1/2 in. (26.5 cm.) high, box
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)
The vase is well potted with a long slender body rising from the countersunk base to rounded shoulders, surmounted by a ribbed neck tapering to a lipped rim. It is crisply carved on the exterior with a broad band of scrolling tendrils between double borders, all under a translucent glaze of pale aquamarine tone pooling in the recesses, ending in an irregular line above the foot exposing the white biscuit body.
10 1/2 in. (26.5 cm.) high, box
Provenance
Acquired in Taipei in the 1980s
Literature
History of Chinese Ceramics, vol. 2, Taipei, 1985, p. 477. (One of Two)
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Sibley Ngai