Blue-and-white meiping, or plum blossom, vase

Details

• Title

  Blue-and-white meiping, or plum blossom, vase

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Jiangxi province › Jingdezhen › Jingdezhen kilns (place of creation)

• Date

  15th century (1401 - 1500)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  container › vessel › vase

• Dimensions

  31.5 cm (height)
  17 cm (diameter)
  at foot 10.3 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by J. Francis Mallett, 1947.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.1398

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