A blue and white porcelain meiping. 16th Century

A blue and white porcelain meiping. 16th Century

Its rounded shoulder and undulating walls painted with successive bands of dots, scepter heads, cranes and clouds, flaming pearls and further clouds beneath a celadon-tinged glaze (firing cracks). 9in (23cm) high - Estimate: $600 - 800

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