Meiping Vase with Peony Scrolls, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), Jingdezhen blue-and-white ware. Height 42.1 cm, Diameter of mouth 5.5 cm, Diameter of base 14.0 cm, Weight: 4,500 g. © Shanghai Museum 

Decorated with blue-and-white patterns all over with rich layers, this vase is an exquisite work of underglaze blue porcelain of the Yuan dynasty. The Yunjian design of the decoration band on the shoulder is almost at the same level of the band of interlaced branches and peony sprays at the belly part, highlighting two different themes.