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Meiping vase
Unknown (Perhaps)
Meiping vase. Stoneware painted in underglaze-blue with a crackle glaze. The vase has a short, flared neck with rounded mouth lip. Its rounded, sloping shoulders taper in and flare gently out to the foot. The base is deep, recessed, and uneven. The shoulders are decorated with a band of seven ruyi lappets. Below is a wide central panel of scrolling lotus. The foot is decorated with a band of cloud scrolls.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.
Diameter: 9.4 cm
Height: 16.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Ming
16th Century
Circa
1500
CE
-
1600
CE
Decoration
Throwing
: Stoneware, thrown, decorated in underglaze-blue
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: oval, white, with double-lined, gilt border
Accession number: C.697-1991
Primary reference Number: 21158
Old object number: CHICER/251
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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