Vase (Meiping)
ClassificationsFurnishings-Accessories-vases
Date1426-1435 CE
Made AtChina, Asia
MediumGlazed ceramic
Dimensions16 in. (40.6 cm)
Credit LineLoan Courtesy of the Robert & Sheila Snukal Collection
Object numberL.2007.11.3
DescriptionThe red of this meiping vase is comes from a copper oxide glaze fired at a high temperature in a reduction firing. Copper-red ware first appeared in the Tang dynasty, but it was not until the Yongle (1403-1424) and Xuande (1426-1435) reigns of the Ming dynasty that ceramicists could create consistently homogenous red glazes like this.On View
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