A CIZHOU TURQUOISE-GLAZED 'FIGURAL' VASE, MEIPING Ming dynastyPROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA COLLECTIONA CIZHOU TURQUOISE-GLAZED 'FIGURAL' VASE, MEIPINGMing dynasty The tall ovoid body rising from a short spreading foot to a narrow, waisted neck, painted in underglaze black around the exterior with a bearded scholar seated before a table with a qin, next to an attendant fanning a steaming teapot, covered overall with a translucent turquoise glaze.11 1/2in (29.3cm) high 明 藍釉高士鼓琴小口瓶