A FINE AND RARE DOUCAI 'PHOENIX' MEIPING QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

the round-shouldered elegantly waisted tapering body rising from a recessed base to a short narrow waisted neck with an everted rim, brightly painted and enamelled around the exterior with a broad leafy composite floral scroll band, all between a lotus-lappet band at the base and a collar enclosing a pair of phoenix in flight amidst a leafy floral scroll below the neck

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 30th April 1991, lot 128.

There are some stained burst air bubbles and crackles to the glaze, especially the green pigment. Except for some minor scratches and loss to the glaze, the meiping is in overall very good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

A very similar vase was sold in these rooms, 22nd May 1985, lot 191. A larger covered meiping of similar design from the Collection of Sir John Buchanan Jardine is illustrated in R. Soame Jenyns, Later Chinese Porcelain, London, 1954, pl. 88.