Meiping Vase
CultureChinese
DateQing dynasty (1644-1911)
MediumGlazed porcelain
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 inches (17.15 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-7/3
MarkingsBears an apocryphal six-character reign mark of the Ming Dynasty, Hsuan-te (1426-35) in a blue underglaze
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DescriptionPorcelain vase glazed in deep red; slender shape, elegantly flares out at the shoulder and back in to a small mouth. With an ivory stand.
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