Meiping vase with peonies
| Accession Nr.: | 5371 |
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| Type: | vase; pottery |
| Date of production: |
2nd half of 16th century
Ming dynasty |
| Place of production: |
| Materials: | porcelain |
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| Techniques: | underglaze blue |
| Dimensions: | height: 39.2 cm diameter (base): 17 cm |
A plum blossom (Chinese: meiping) vase with a removed and smoothed-away neck rim. It belongs to a highly popular type of Chinese ceramics, and exemplifies the dynamic brushwork and full-surface pattern characteristic of the 16th century.