Harvard Art Museums > 2021.218: “Meiping”-Shaped Vase Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"“Meiping”-Shaped Vase , 2021.218,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Sep 07, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/370400. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. 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 Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. 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 This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
