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A BLUE AND WHITE ‘FRUIT AND FLOWER’ ᪺̗㡳 㤎⩈ᇽᗌ⩈ᗋ˖૩♄ᙴ⁅ Վಧ╌ᕋᢎ
VASE, MEIPING
ϝᬝ
QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) 㲞ᳰ⼖༛ᬘ卿 ჺ ᝲ ᚚ卿ᐽ৅ ⽚
The vase is sturdily potted with a broad shoulder and waisted neck, जᬘ㖅ᙇ։ऱ㯸׾ຽ卿ࡺᑐӬཌ ჺ ᝲ ᚚᙻ㲞ᳰצ೥ᇑᐽ㐈卿ᐽ
the exterior painted in deep shades of blue with simulated 'heaping ৅ ⽚厎Ӭ։ἃ⯦ሲ᳅֖ܿ⯠⻦卿 ჺ ᝲ ᚚᙻ㲞ᳰצ೥ᇑᐽ㐈卿
and piling', with six fruit and flower-sprays arranged in two ᐽ৅ ⽚厎ࣿӬ։ἃըὙԠ⯠⻦卿 ჺ ᝲ ᚚᙻ㲞ᳰ⼖༛ᬘᐽ㐈卿
registers, comprising lychee, peach, pomegranate, peony, prunus ᐽ৅ ⽚ǯ
and lotus, above a band of upright plantain leaves at the foot.
13 in. (33 cm.) high, box
HK$2,800,000-3,500,000 US$370,000-450,000
PROVENANCE
Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 5 November 1997, lot 1461
The inspiration for this shape and pattern originates from examples
produced during the early Ming period, such as the 15th century
example in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Blue and
White Ware of the Ming Dynasty, Book II (part 1), Hong Kong, 1963, pl. 1.
A number of these tall, high shouldered vases are published, including
a pair sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2011, lot 2942;
another from the Shorenstein Collection, sold at Christie's Hong Kong,
1 December 2010, lot 2970; and one formerly from the Edward T. Chow
Collection, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 19 May 1981, lot 546.

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