A FLAMBÉ-GLAZED MINIATURE VASE, MEIPING, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th-19th century. The tapering sides rising to rounded shoulders, surmounted by a short waisted neck. The exterior covered with a rich and finely crackled glaze of crushed strawberry with lavender-blue and mushroom streaks extending to the interior of the mouth, the base unglazed revealing the buff body.Provenance: From a private collection in Massachusetts, USA.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, small chips to the foot, glaze flaking, and manufacturing flaws including glaze recesses, open bubbles, pitting, and pottery lines. The foot smoothened in some areas, probably inherent to manufacturing, due to the uneven glaze dripping along the rim which is expected from this type of ware.Weight: 247.8 gDimensions: Height 10.2 cmLiteratureparison:Miniature Meiping vases have a long tradition in China and were made in a great variety of glazes. Here are a few examples:pare a tea-dust glazed meiping (16.5 cm), 18th century, at Christie’s London, 13 May 2014, lot 110.pare a robin’s egg glazed meiping (11.6 cm), Yongzheng period, at Christie’s London, 4 November 2014, lot 230.pare a copper-red glazed meiping (8.3 cm), Kangxi period, at Christie’s London 16 May 2014, lot 1331.pare an iron-rust glazed meiping (16.2 cm), 18th century, in the British Museum, registration number Franks.175.+.清代窯變釉梅瓶中國，十八至十九世紀。小口、短頸、豐肩、瘦底、圈足。外壁覆蓋著一層濃鬱的玫紅釉，淡紫色和蘑菇狀的條紋一直延伸到壺口內部，底部未上釉，露出淺黃色胎。