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Blue and white porcelain meiping vase with a robed scholar and attendant among clouds and rocks, with panels at the base.

Elongated Bottle-Vase (Meiping) with a Scholar-Gentleman and Attendant

A tall porcelain meiping vase with a narrow neck and rounded shoulders, decorated in underglaze blue. A robed scholar holding a long stick walks across a landscape of swirling clouds and rocks, with a small attendant behind him. The lower body shows a band of stylized panels.

Artist
Unknown
Date
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1161 px
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Russell Tyson

Español: Jarrón meiping con erudito y sirviente, dinastía Ming

Un alto jarrón de porcelana meiping con cuello estrecho y hombros redondeados, decorado en azul bajo esmalte. Un erudito con túnica y un bastón largo camina por un paisaje de nubes arremolinadas y rocas, con un pequeño sirviente detrás de él. La base muestra una franja de paneles estilizados.

Português: Vaso meiping com erudito e servo, dinastia Ming

Um alto vaso de porcelana meiping com gargalo estreito e ombros arredondados, decorado em azul sob esmalte. Um erudito de manto segurando uma longa bengala caminha por uma paisagem de nuvens em espiral e rochas, com um pequeno servo atrás dele. A base mostra uma faixa de painéis estilizados.

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