deep and intense turquoise glazeChina, Qianlong period (1736-1795)The elegant Meiping with a tapered, unglazed base rising to high rounded shoulders and a short, sprawling neck with a stepped rim, the inner side of the lip with an incised double circle, covered with a translucent and extremely finely crackled turquoise glaze.Good wooden base. (2)Shape: MeipingWeight: 286 gramsDimensions: Height 15.3 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor fritting to inner foot and few tiny glaze flakes to lip, one with an associated short hairlineProvenance: American private collection, acquired from Rains Galleries, New York, December 9, 1936, and thence by descent; remainders of old labels to bottom of wooden base;Literature comparison: A related turquoise-glazed vase of Meiping form, dated to the Kangxi period, but incised with dragons and floral sprays, is illustrated in Ming and Qing Monochrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, 1989, pl.A565.Auction result comparison: Chinese Art. Christies, London, 7 November 2008, lot 439. (compare with another 18th century turquoise glazed Meiping, larger in size)十八世紀松綠釉梅瓶胎體均匀,綠松石釉中國,乾隆 (1736-1795)造型:梅瓶重量:286 克尺寸:高 15.3 厘米品相:極好,足内稍有露胎,唇沿輕微釉面開片及極短髮絲細縫來源:美國私人收藏,購於1936年12月9日紐約Rains Galleries,之後一直保存在收藏裏至今;木座底部舊標簽