Small “Meiping” vase with blue glaze, Qing dynasty, with Qianlong seal

Molded vase with a “meiping” shape with a circular ground plan, arranged on a flared foot that widens at the top, at the height of the shoulders, giving it a globular shape and ending in a short and narrow neck with a small mouth slightly turned. 

It has bicolor decoration in underglaze enamel, where the white color of the base and the interior contrasts with the intense blue of the exterior. With six-character seal “大清乾隆年制” in underglaze blue arranged on the base. 

Height: 19.5 cm; Mouth diameter: 3.8 cm

Provenance: 

- French private collection.