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 g Dimensions: Height 10.2 cmLiterature comparison:Miniature Meiping vases have a long tradition in China and were made in a great variety of glazes. Here are a few examples: Compare a tea-dust glazed meiping (16.5 cm), 18th century, at Christie’s London, 13 May 2014, lot 110. Compare a robin’s egg glazed meiping (11.6 cm), Yongzheng period, at Christie’s London, 4 November 2014, lot 230. Compare a copper-red glazed meiping (8.3 cm), Kangxi period, at Christie’s London 16 May 2014, lot 1331. Compare 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。 來源：美國麻塞諸塞州私人收藏。 品相：品相良好，有輕微磨損、底部有小缺口、釉面剝落和製造缺陷，包括釉面凹陷、開口氣泡、點蝕和陶紋。足部某些區域變得光滑，這可能是製造所固有的，因為這種類型的器皿沿邊緣滴落的釉料不均勻。 重量：247.8 克 尺寸：高10.2 厘米 文獻比較： 使用各種釉料燒製小型梅瓶的傳統由來已久。以下是幾件例子：比較一件十八世紀茶葉末釉面梅瓶(16.5 厘米)，見倫敦佳士得， 2014年5月13日，lot 110。比較一件雍正年代知更鳥蛋藍釉面梅瓶(11.6 厘米)，見倫敦佳士得，4 11月 2014年，lot 230。比較一件康熙年代礬紅色釉面梅瓶(8.3 厘米)，見佳士得2014年5月164日，lot 1331。比較一件十八世紀醬釉面梅瓶(16.2 厘米)，收藏於大英博物館，館藏編號 Franks.175.+。