Prunus Vase with Applied Lotus Design, Yixing Ware

Yixing Kiln is located in Yixing, Jiangsu province. The prunus vase (mei ping) is characterized with tall proportions, wide shoulders, narrow foot, and short and contracting neck that can barely hold a single branch of prunus blossom. Yixing kilns are most famous for zisha wares. The vase displayed here is moon white in color with tiny crackles on the surface and the applied motif of lotus flowers on the stomach.