Lot 342. A blue and white 'figural' meiping, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); Height 31.8 cm, 12½ in. Lot sold: 132,300 GBP (Estimate: 30,000 - 40,000 GBP). (C) 2021 Sotheby's
robustly potted with a tall slender body with rounded shoulders sloping down towards the waisted foot, freely painted in 'windswept style' with a continuous scene depicting a scholar admiring a river landscape.
Provenance: Christie's New York, 2nd June 1994, lot 278.
Literature: Jean-Paul Desroches, Two Americans in Paris, A Quest for Asian Art, 2016, Paris, no 282.
Exhibited: From the Land of Asia, Pointe-à-Callière Museum, Montréal, 17th November 2016 - 19th March 2017.
From the Land of Asia, Kimbell Art Museum, Texas, 4th March – 19th August 2018.
Sotheby's. Two Americans in Paris, The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers, London, 4 November 2021
