China, 1368-1644. Heavily potted, the high-shouldered bodies tapering to spreading feet, surmounted by short necks with everted rims, the sides freely carved with broad bands of peony scroll framed by bands of stiff petals. Covered overall in a glaze of sea-green tone except for the unglazed foot rims burnt orange in the firing. The circular wooden stands carved in openwork with floral designs and vines.

Provenance: Sydney Moss Ltd, London, United Kingdom. A British private collection, by repute acquired from the above (invoice not available). Sydney Moss Ltd is a London based art gallery. The company was established in 1910 and focuses on Chinese and Japanese works of art, including paintings, calligraphy, and objects in “the scholar’s taste”. It is one of the longest-lived family-owned Asian art dealerships in the West, and the oldest in London.
Condition: Fair condition, commensurate with age, with extensive old wear. One vase with a small chip to the rim and minor hairline cracks at the foot. The other with minor losses and an associated old repair to the rim. Both slightly leaning and with distinct signs of use and age.

Weight: 559.1 g and 566.7 g
Dimensions: Height 16.2 cm and 16.6 cm

With a carved wood stand. (4)

Literature comparison:
Compare the very similar meiping of the same period illustrated by Zhao Zigang, Qinqci Qinbaicai Zhenpin (The Treasury of Green and Qingbai Wares), Guangzhou, 1997, col. pl. 149. An uncarved Longquan meiping dated to the Yuan dynasty of nearly identical shape, including the collared shoulder and beveled foot, is illustrated in An Anthology of Chinese Art, Min Chiu Society Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Hong Kong, 1985, no. 146. A meiping with similar carved decoration, formerly in the Hirota Collection and now in the Tokyo National Museum, is illustrated in Oriental Ceramics, The World's Great Collections, vol. 1, Tokyo, 1982, no. 107.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 30 March 2005, lot 322
Price: USD 18,000 or approx. EUR 26,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An unusual longquan celadon carved bottle, Meiping, Yuan/early Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, floral design, and glaze. Note the similar size (18.4 cm) and that the lot comprises a single vase.


明代一對龍泉青釉暗刻梅瓶
中國，1368-1644年。梅瓶侈口，直頸、豐肩、斂腹，造形優美。器身主體以暗刻卷葉花卉紋，肩部和腹部下方修飾蕉葉紋。通體施青釉，釉汁濃厚肥潤。足緣未上釉，成橘色。圓形木架採用鏤空雕刻，飾有花卉圖案和藤蔓。

來源：英國倫敦Sydney Moss Ltd藝廊；英國私人收藏，據説購於上述藝廊（發票遺失）。Sydney Moss Ltd是一家位於倫敦的藝廊。該藝廊成立於 1910 年，專注於中國和日本的藝術品，包括文人繪畫、書法和物品。它是西方歷史最悠久的亞洲藝術品家族式經銷商之一，也是倫敦最古老的藝術品經銷商之一。
品相：狀況良好，與年齡相稱，有大量磨損。一個花瓶邊緣有一個小缺口，腳上有輕微的冲線。 另一個有輕微的磕損和邊緣的小修。兩者都略微傾斜，並帶有明顯的使用和年齡跡象。

重量：分別為559.1 克與566.7克
尺寸：高分別為16.2 厘米與16.6 厘米

木雕底座。

文獻比較：
比較非常相似的同年代梅瓶，見Zhao Zigang，《The Treasury of Green and Qingbai Wares》，廣州，1997年，編號149。一件幾乎相同外型元代龍泉梅瓶，有豐肩和足部外撇的設計，見《中國文物集珍》，香港，1985年，編號146。一件相似的暗刻梅瓶，早年收藏於Hirota Collection，現藏於東京國立博物館，見Oriental Ceramics，《The World's Great Collections》，卷一，東京，1982年，編號107。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2005年3月30日，lot 322
價格：USD 18,000（相當於今日EUR 26,500）
描述：十四至十五世紀元至明初龍泉青釉暗刻梅瓶
專家評論：比較非常相近外型、卷葉花卉紋和釉面。請注意相似的尺寸(18.4 厘米) 和此拍品僅有一梅瓶。