Chinese & Himalayan Works of Art

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Lot 108

Lot 108

**A Blue and White Porcelain Meiping Vase**

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $5,000 - $6,000

Estimate$5,000 – $6,000

Status

Closed

A Blue and White Porcelain Meiping Vase

19th Century

清晚期青花纏枝花卉紋梅瓶
the broad shoulders rising to a short neck and a lipped mouth rim, the exterior painted with three registers of decoration depicting entwining lotus scrolls between large lappet leaves each enclosing ribbon-tied Buddhist emblems and mountain peaks above waves, the underside bearing a Qianlong six-character mark in underglaze blue.

Height 13 1/4 in., 33.6 cm.

Appears to be in good stable condition, with some firing imperfections, including a small stable firing crack to the interior of the neck.

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.