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It is very rare to find yellow-ground vases of this pattern with Qianlong marks. A pair of meiping with covers from the Van Slyke collection sold in New York, 31 May 1989, lot 183; and a single vase sold in Hong Kong 13 November 1990, lot 255.
Three related blue and yellow vases are illustrated in situ. in the Hall of Menial Cultivation, cf. The Forbidden City, Forbidden City Press, col.pls.107 and 111.
For Qianlong-marked blue and white examples of this pattern, cf. the vase from the Edward T. Chow collection, illustrated by Beurdeley and Raindre, Qing Porcelain, pl.153; by Macintosh, Chinese Blue and White Porcelain, pl.IX, top left; and in Min Shin no Bijutsu, pl. 167. See also the example illustrated in Chinese Porcelain, The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, no.63, sold in Hong Kong, 14 November 1989, lot 95.
For the fifteenth century prototype of this design, compare the vase included in the Illustrated Catalogue of Ming Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum, Yongle ware, pl.12
Three related blue and yellow vases are illustrated in situ. in the Hall of Menial Cultivation, cf. The Forbidden City, Forbidden City Press, col.pls.107 and 111.
For Qianlong-marked blue and white examples of this pattern, cf. the vase from the Edward T. Chow collection, illustrated by Beurdeley and Raindre, Qing Porcelain, pl.153; by Macintosh, Chinese Blue and White Porcelain, pl.IX, top left; and in Min Shin no Bijutsu, pl. 167. See also the example illustrated in Chinese Porcelain, The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, no.63, sold in Hong Kong, 14 November 1989, lot 95.
For the fifteenth century prototype of this design, compare the vase included in the Illustrated Catalogue of Ming Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum, Yongle ware, pl.12