清十八世紀 珊瑚紅釉梅瓶QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY清十八世紀 珊瑚紅釉梅瓶10 ½ in. (26.6 cm.) highIt is rare to find coral-red enameling on meiping vases, and the present lot appears to be the only one of this type and size to have been offered at auction. Compare a similar yet smaller example with a more exaggerated tapering body, sold at Junkunc: Chinese Art, Sotheby’s New York, 28 September 2021, lot 581.Details A CORAL-RED ENAMELLED MEIPINGQING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURYThe body is covered on the exterior with an unctuous coral-red enamel that ends at the white mouth rim.10 ½ in. (26.6 cm.) high Provenance The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1985 Sold at Christies New York, The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, 19 March 2015, lot 411 Literature A. Juliano, “Robert H. Ellsworth Treasures the East,” Architectural Digest, October 1985, p. 106 Conditions of sale