Lot 819. A small ‘Ma Jun’ vase, meiping, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or later. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016

The vase has a high-shouldered body that tapers towards the short neck, and is covered with a matte glaze of pale blue color which thins to mushroom beneath the shoulder. 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high

Provenance: Mrs. Samuel T. Peters (1859-1943) Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1926.

Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza