VERY FINE, extraordinary Ming Dynasty Chinese porcelain MeiPing vase, sturdily potted in wide body, with swelled round shoulder, waisted gracefully down to flat base, with short neck leading to a banded rim and narrow opening. Delicately decorated around the exterior with variegate tones and shades of cobalt blue underglazed of striding three-toe dragon in pursuit of flaming pearl amidst flames. The collar interspersed with phoenix amongst floral tendrils. The foot banded with upright lappets enclosing the suspending clouds Uptala. The glaze terminated slightly before the foot rim, revealed the pale-creme ground with burnt orange and darker spots in the firing. Initiated conjugated mark between lower and upper body can be seen from uneven surface along the shoulder. A Phoenix is beauty and a yin quality. A pair of phoenix means happiness and is associated with buried treasure. When pictured with a dragon, the two together represent the union of man and a woman.

Dimension: 17-1/4" H x 9-3/4" W

PROVENANCE:
From the collection of General Chen Qi (陳淇) (1912-2000), who styled himself as “Cangquan” (滄泉）and “Yuquanshanren”（玉泉山人) , an artist, calligrapher, a prominent businessman and private antiques collector.
EDEN Fine Antiques Galleries is honored and proud to offer General Chen Qi's heirloom collections including unpublished Qi BaiShi paintings, Fu BaoShi, Zhang DaQian as well as his own calligraphy and paintings.
General Chen Qi's collections can be found on Lot 17, 18, 19, 20, and Lot-88 through Lot-142, continuing at Lot 265 through Lot-298.
For more information about General Chen Qi's Biography, please refer to provenance information at Lot 139.

In EXCELLENT condition, over all. With normal anomalies in nature, sign of stressed surface, minor scratch & dents. Normal, consider ages and wear.


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