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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.218
Title
“Meiping”-Shaped Vase
Other Titles
Former Title: Porcelain Vase
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
possibly 18th century, Qianlong era (1736–95)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370400

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Monochrome porcelain with copper red glaze
Dimensions
21.6 × 12.7 cm (8 1/2 × 5 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • label: Underside of vessel; rectangular sticker; typed: Chieng-lung Period 1736–1796 A.D.
  • label: Underside of vessel, rectangular sticker, hand-written: DO NOT DRILL.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Arthur and Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, MA (by 2020), bequest; to the Harvard Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.218
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
A “meiping” (“plum vase”) with a narrow mouth, broad shoulder, and tapered body, ending in a slightly splayed foot.The body has been glazed with a textured and slightly mottled monochrome red glaze. The interior of the foot is coated with whote glaze and bears an two rectangular stickers. The footring is unglazed.

Verification Level

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