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Jul 6, 2016
Jul 6, 2016
Meiping Vase with Carved Floral Sprays
Meiping Vase with Carved Floral Sprays
960–1279
China, Song dynasty
(960-1279)
Porcelain with pale bluish-white glaze, qingbai ("blue-white") ware
Overall: 37.7 x 23.5 cm (14 13/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
Gift of Donna and James Reid 2017.20
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This magnificent plum vase (meiping) derives its name from being used to hold a branch from a flowering plum tree. Vases of this shape with a round shoulder and narrow opening originally served as wine containers. Kilns in southern China that produced this ware with a transparent bluish glaze were among the first that applied underglaze blue-and-white decoration, which became popular during the Yuan (1271–1368) and Ming (1368–1644) dynasties. These elegantly carved floral sprays on a monochromatic ground reflect the refined taste of the Song dynasty emperors.
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