Antique Chinese Guan-type Meiping Ceramic Vase

Description

Antique Chinese Guan-type Meiping, 19th century - a well-potted small porcelain vase with broad shoulder, narrow waist, short narrow neck and everted lip. The glazed base countersunk and the foot rim revealing the white porcelain biscuit. All consistently covered in a translucent glaze crackled to a perfect
Jin Si Tie Xian.
An achieved desirability of a light small and tight crackle with a darker large irregular crackle referred to collectively as “golden thread and iron wire”.
Excellent condition.
Size: 5-7/8 in. high x  3-5/8 in. in diameter. (15cm x 9.3cm).
10.8 oz. (307g.)
Qing Dynasty, 19th century.
Provenance:
Private Collection, New York.
For similar examples see:
Christie’s London 15 May 2012, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art lot#348.
Bonhams Knightsbridge 4 November 2013 Asian Art, lot#407.