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Kilns became bigger to take advantage of economy of scale and were managed by competent entrepreneurs. Some kilns active in the preceding decades ceased production, but the Longquan, Jun and Cizhou kilns continued their success, Jingdezhen became an important ceramic producer. Yuan dynasty ceramics are as popular among collectors as their Song dynasty predecessors. The figurative subject of the vase is taken from <i>Xi Xiang Ji</i> The Story of the West Chamber and demonstrates the growing popularity of depicting illustrations on ceramic objects during the Jin and Yuan dynasties (1115-1368). This vase was originally used to store alcohol.  ","physicalDescription":"Vase; porcelain, with underglaze blue decoration. This was originally a lidded jar for storing alcohol.  It is decorated with figurative scenes, specifically the play The West Chamber, China's finest love story.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"x40240"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"porcelain","id":"AAT10662"}],"techniques":[{"text":"glazing","id":"AAT53914"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Porcelain, with decoration in underglaze blue","categories":[{"text":"Images Online","id":"THES48937"},{"text":"Vases","id":"THES48879"},{"text":"Drinking","id":"THES48965"},{"text":"Containers","id":"THES48972"}],"styles":[{"text":"Yuan","id":"AAT18436"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"EAS","id":"THES48596"},"images":["2011EY2648","2011EY2655","2006AP1697","2017KL4428"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"44 (VA)","id":"THES49802"},"free":"","case":"CA27","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Vase (meiping)","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Jingdezhen","id":"x32230"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1320-1350","earliest":"1320-01-01","latest":"1350-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"35.6","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Diameter","value":"22","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Meiping vase with narrative scenes, porcelain painted in underglaze colbolt blue, China, Jingdezhen, Yuan dynasty, ca. 1320-1350  ","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"Lu","id":"AUTH321139"},"details":"p.332","free":""}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[{"text":"Zhang","id":"N837"},{"text":"Cui Yingying","id":"N860"},{"text":"Madame Zheng","id":"N968"}],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":["Wang Shih Fu <font -u>The West Chamber</u>"],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"Vase (meiping) with a scene from The West Chamber \r\nYuan dynasty \r\n1320-1350\r\nJingdezhen kilns, south China\r\n\r\nThe West Chamber is a love story. This particular scene, in which a mistress beats her maid, would have been immediately recognisable to a 14th-century viewer.\r\n\r\nPorcelain painted in cobalt blue  \r\nMuseum no. C.8-1952\r\nFrom the W.W. Winkworth collection","date":{"text":"2007","earliest":"2007-01-01","latest":"2007-12-31"}}],"partNumbers":["C.8-1952"],"accessionNumberNum":"8","accessionNumberPrefix":"C","accessionYear":1952,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-04-16","recordCreationDate":"1999-12-15","availableToBook":false}}