Vases Archives - Antique Butterflies https://antiquebutterflies.com/vases/ Information and Price Guide to Vintage and Antique Collectibles featuring Butterflies Thu, 23 Jul 2020 11:28:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 Meiping https://antiquebutterflies.com/meiping/ Mon, 09 Mar 2020 10:21:19 +0000 https://antiquebutterflies.com/?p=338 A meiping is a type of vase in Chinese ceramics. It is traditionally used to display branches of plum blossoms. The meiping was first made of stoneware during the Tang…

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]]> A meiping is a type of vase in Chinese ceramics. It is traditionally used to display branches of plum blossoms. The meiping was first made of stoneware during the Tang dynasty (618–907). It was originally used as a wine vessel, but since the Song dynasty (960–1279) it also became popular as a plum vase and got its name “meiping”. It is tall, with a narrow base spreading gracefully into a wide body, followed by a sharply-rounded shoulder, a short and narrow neck, and a small opening.

They may have lids, and many lids have no doubt been lost. The equivalent shape in Korean ceramics, where it was derived from Chinese examples, is called a Maebyeong. A distinct variant is the “truncated meiping”, where there is only the top half of the usual shape, giving a squat vase with a wide bottom. This is largely restricted to Cizhou ware. Reference: Wikipedia

Below are some examples, information and price guides to antique Meiping vases depiciting butterflies including a cloisonne vase and a famille rose copper-red-ground butterfly vase.

 

A FAMILLE ROSE COPPER-RED-GROUND 'BUTTERFLY' VASE, MEIPING 18TH-19TH CENTURY CHINESE QING PERIOD BRONZE MEIPING VASE A CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE (MEIPING) LATE MING DYNASTY A copper-red and blue baluster vase, meiping Qianlong seal mark and of the period

 

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]]> 338 Baluster Vases https://antiquebutterflies.com/baluster-vases/ Sun, 08 Mar 2020 13:54:32 +0000 https://antiquebutterflies.com/?p=330 Baluster vases have a rounded shape which narrows at the base and the top. Below are some examples, information and price guides of vases with a baluster shape which are…

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]]> Baluster vases have a rounded shape which narrows at the base and the top. Below are some examples, information and price guides of vases with a baluster shape which are decorated with butterfly designs including a Japanese cloisonne vase and a Meissen vase.

 

French Gilt-Bronze Two-Handled Bud Vase Fine Japanese Cloisonne Vase Vase with Butterflies late 17th–early 18th century A Meissen baluster vase, circa 1730-35 An Imari and bronze mounted vase and cover Vase and cover

 

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