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A meiping (Chinese: 梅瓶; pinyin: méipíng; literally "plum vase") is a type of Chinese vase.[1] It is traditionally used to display branches of plum blossoms.[1][2] The meiping was first made of stoneware during the Tang Dynasty (618-907).[3] It was originally used as a wine vessel, but since the Song Dynasty (960–1279) it became popular as a plum vase and got its name "meiping".[4] It has a narrow base, a wide body, a narrow neck, and a small opening.[2][4][5]
See also
- Chinese ceramics
- Plum blossom
References
- ^ a b Patricia Bjaaland Welch (2008). Chinese art: a guide to motifs and visual imagery. North Clarendon: Tuttle Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 978-08018-3864-1. http://books.google.com/books?id=5sgO9BuZQSEC.
- ^ a b "Prunus Vase (meiping)". Saint Louis Art Museum. http://www.slam.org/asia/works/06.html. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Fire Gilded Silver #Item3755". TK Asian Antiquities. http://www.tkasian.com/pages/metals/silver/3755/3755intro.html. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Meiping". Musée Guimet. http://www.guimet.fr/spip.php?page=mot&id_mot=283&id_article=9. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ "meiping". Encyclopædia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/373257/meiping. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
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