MID TO LATE 20TH C
A MATCHED PAIR OF PORCELAIN MEIPING (PLUM) VASES OF CLASSIC FORM IN YUAN STYLE, FEATURING NARROW MOUTHS, SHORT WAISTED NECKS, AND BROAD, HIGH SHOULDERS TAPERING TO A NARROW BASE. THE VASES ARE DECORATED IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITH A CONTINUOUS SCENE OF CARP SWIMMING THROUGH A POND FILLED WITH LOTUS BLOSSOMS, LILY PADS, AND UNDULATING WATER WEEDS. NOTABLY, THE FISH AND LOTUS MOTIFS ARE RENDERED IN LOW RELIEF (ANHUA STYLE), SET AGAINST A BACKGROUND OF FINELY MOLDED, CONCENTRIC WAVE PATTERNS. THE SHOULDERS ARE ENCIRCLED BY A GEOMETRIC “COIN” OR CROSS-HATCH BORDER.
APPROX. 19 IN HIGH
PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE FISH AND LOTUS MEIPING VASE
MID TO LATE 20TH C A MATCHED PAIR OF PORCELAIN MEIPING (PLUM) VASES OF CLASSIC FORM IN YUAN STYLE, FEATURING NARROW MOUTHS, SHORT WAISTED NECKS, AND BROAD, HIGH SHOULDERS TAPERING TO A NARROW BASE. THE VASES ARE DECORATED IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITH A CONTINUOUS SCENE OF CARP SWIMMING THROUGH A POND FILLED WITH LOTUS BLOSSOMS,…