Meiping Vase
1794
Physical Qualities
Porcelain with copper-red transmutation glaze, 6 5/8 x 4 1/4 Diam. In. (16.8 x 10.8 cm.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.47.26
Based on a bottle for storing liquid, this shape evolved into a decorative vase
after the early Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Its small mouth was well suited for
displaying a single flowering branch. The term meiping (literally, plum vase)
became common in the 18th century.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996 (on loan 1966-1996); Maryland Institute College of Art, by 1911; Henry Walters, by bequest, 1909; George A. Lucas, Paris
"Exhibition of Paintings, Bronzes and Porcelains from the George A. Lucas Art Collection," The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, 1911.
"A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art," The Baltimore Museum of Art, October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
Frances Klapthor, "BMA Past/Future: Guyton/Chiu; Two Collections of Chinese Art," BMA, August 18, 2010-
"A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art," The Baltimore Museum of Art, October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
Frances Klapthor, "BMA Past/Future: Guyton/Chiu; Two Collections of Chinese Art," BMA, August 18, 2010-
"Exhibition of Paintings, Bronzes and Porcelains from the George A. Lucas Art Collection," The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, 1911, no. 675, p. 107.
