A SUPERBLY CARVED QINGBAI 'FLORAL' MEIPINGH:31.9cm,W:21.5cm,Diam.of mouth:4.9cmWell potted, the ovoid body rising from a narrow tapered foot to a broad rounded shoulder surmounted by a short ribbed neck narrowing to a lipped rim, the body freely carved with a luxuriant floral scroll of long undulating foliate stems bearing large lotus heads, all on a finely combed ground, covered overall with a pale bluish glaze, pooling in the carved recesses and stopping neatly at the foot ring to reveal the pale white body.