Ming Blue‑and‑White Wucai Meiping Vase with Mandarin‑Duck‑and‑Lotus‑Pond Motifs, Ming Dynasty

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Dimensions：H.0.951 ft.（H.29 cm.） Condition & Provenance：Vase and original cover are complete as a set,free of cracks and hidden hairlines. Mouth rim and cover rim show only minor age‑related wear,no chips or nicks.Glaze bears authentic mellow aged patina;blue and wucai enamels are well preserved,only tiny age spots scattered,without large‑scale enamel loss.Unglazed base foot shows dry clay with natural soil encrustation and firing rust‑red discoloration,concentric wheel‑cut marks are distinct on base.No restoration,no glaze filling and no later‑applied over‑glaze pigments.This piece originates from private collection of Mr.R·S,San Francisco,California,USA.Acquired from San Francisco Asian antique gallery in 1993,passed down within two‑generation family,housed in climate‑controlled insured private storage.Never consigned to public auction,no public exhibition history and has never been loaned to any museum institution. Description：This complete lidded blue‑and‑white wucai meiping is a substantial decorative porcelain of Ming period.It possesses classic robust silhouette with small mouth,broad shoulder,tapering lower body and ring foot,fitted with original multi‑colored pearl‑knob cover.The cover surface is painted with mandarin ducks amid lotus pond.Shoulder and near‑base zones are decorated with bold underglaze‑blue plantain‑leaf bands.The main belly presents continuous scene of lotus pond with mandarin ducks.Rippling water,full‑bloom lotuses,lotus leaves,reeds and aquatic plants fill the composition,while mandarin ducks swim vividly among pond plants.Underglaze blue serves for outlines and border ornaments,filled with overglaze iron‑red,grass‑green,brown and other wucai enamels delivering rich layered visual effect.The glaze is lustrous and smooth,cobalt blue renders deep tone,wucai colours carry antique brilliance.The porcelain body is thick and solid with sandy dry base and archaic trimming workmanship.Dense dynamic composition and free‑spirited brushwork fully convey the lively charm of water‑garden scene.It counts as a fine intact lidded wucai meiping surviving from Ming dynasty.

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