Auction 5 Asian Art

26

Important and rare Meiping vase


Estimate

30.000 - 40.000


Session

6 December 2011



Description

Important and rare Meiping porcelain vase, Ming dynasty, Wanli period, 16th century.
Painted in rich cobalt-blue tones depicting lotus flowers and other vegetal windings.
Marked at the neck shoulder with six horizontal marks.
Height: 47cm


Category

Porcelain


Additional Information

Glaze defect to the base, cut neck.
Note: The production of Meiping vases with these dimensions was Extremely rare during the Wanli period. Similar item sold at Sothebys, New York, December 1st 1992, lot 272.



Closed Auction