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Meiping Vase with Carved Floral Sprays

Meiping Vase with Carved Floral Sprays

960–1279
(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
Location: 238 Chinese Ceramics

Description

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.
  • 2002
    (Delicate House, Chinese Curios, Hong Kong, 19 April 2002. Sold to Donna and James Reid)
    2002–2016
    Donna [b. 1931] and James Reid [1926–2020], Cleveland Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2017–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Recent Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 17-June 7, 2018).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (03/17/2018-06/06/2018): "Recent Acquisitions 2014-2017"
  • {{cite web|title=Meiping Vase with Carved Floral Sprays|url=false|author=|year=960–1279|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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