California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 July 7, 2018  July 7, 2018

 Lot # 5210 
AN UNDERGLAZE RED 'GARDEN SCENE' MEIPING VASE    明萬曆 釉裡紅松鶴圖紋梅瓶


  • Dimension: Height: 12 3/4 in (32.4 cm) Width: 7 in (17.8 cm)
  • Estimate From: $5000
  • Estimate To: $9000

Of finely potted baluster form rising to a short later replaced waisted metal neck with an everted lip, painted around the body in underglaze red with a broad band enclosing plum blossom, bamboo, and pine trees, with deer, cranes, and magpies in flight included in the scene, all between geometric band at the base and ocean wave bands and four cusped flower-filled panels reserved on a dense diaper ground encircling the neck. Ming Dynasty Wanli period.