AN APPLE GREEN CRACKLE-GLAZED VASE, MEIPING, 18TH CENTURY China. The slender body rising to a broad shoulder and a short neck with an everted mouth, covered overall in a thick glaze of apple-green hue suffused with a dense network of dark crackle. The recessed base and interior with a finely crackled grayish-cream glaze.

Provenance: British trade.
Condition: Good condition commensurate with age with old wear and firing irregularities including extensive pitting and some glaze warts, as well as minor glaze losses and few minuscule chips to the foot.

Weight: 554.2 g
Dimensions: Height 16.5 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby's London, 15 May 2013, lot 19
Price: GBP 5,000 or approx. EUR 7,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A green crackled meiping, Qing dynasty, 18^th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form and glaze. Note the smaller size (11 cm) and the almost complete lack of firing flaws.


十八世紀綠釉冰裂紋梅瓶
中國。小口捲邊，短頸，豐肩，歛腹，淺圈足。通體蘋果色綠釉，開片。圈足和瓶内帶有奶灰色釉開片。

來源：英國古玩交易市場。
品相：品相良好，與年齡相稱，有磨損和燒製的不規則性，包括大面積的凹坑，以及輕微的釉料損失和足部磕損。

重量：554.2 克
尺寸：高16.5 厘米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦蘇富比， 2013年5月15日，lot 19
價格：GBP 5,000（相當於今日EUR 7,000）
描述：十八世紀清代綠釉冰裂紋梅瓶
專家評論：比較相近的外型和釉面。請注意尺寸較小(11 厘米)，和幾乎完全沒有燒製缺陷