Lot 53. Three small famille rose vessels, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)-Republic period; 27 1⁄2 in. (70 cm.) high. Price Realised USD 18, 750 (Estimate USD 1,000 - USD 1,500). © Christie's 2021

The group comprises a meiping, late 19th-early 20th century, a conical wine cup, Republic period, and a saucer, 18th-19th century. The meiping is inscribed with an excerpt from a Ming dynasty poem by Gaoqi referring to the beauty of plum blossoms, preceded and followed by a leisure seal.
Meiping: 51⁄4 in. (13.4 cm.) high
Wine cup: 25⁄8 in. (6.7 cm.) diam.
Saucer: 41⁄8 in. (10.5 cm.) diam.

Sold by the Yale University Art Gallery to benefit acquisition funds.

Provenance: Meiping: Dr. Yale Kneeland, Jr. (1901-1970) Collection, New York.
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, accessioned in 1958.

Wine cup and saucer: Samuel Wells Williams (1812-1884) Collection.
Frederick Wells Williams (1857-1928) Collection, by descent.
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, accessioned in 1928.

Christie's. Art of China and Japan, New York, 1 Dec - 14 Dec 2021